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The DEP issued a 318 page SCORP or "Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan" ... I searched for "off-road" and found this on page 83. Depending on what is defined as "abandoned" (if it's being used, is it abandoned?) this sounds like an excuse to close roads and block access to whatever...

This was in Mays Landing, supposedly on Route 559. Looking at maps, I think it's past Lake Lenape Park West. According to a recent paywalled article in the Inquirer, there is still a dock and some cabins. Here's a free article to read...

Watch out for runners if you're out on the trails... an ultra run is scheduled, starting at Lake Absegami. https://www.inquirer.com/news/nj-devil-100-mile-race-pinelands-batona-trail-ultra-marathon-20230420.html

I am joining a DEP group to help blaze a new trail near Friendship, tomorrow morning at 9:30am. I'll take some photos and try to get some GPS coordinates of where we work. I wanted to get out there and help without giving my labor to groups that are actively trying to restrict my access to the...

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Last Sunday I met a bunch of drivers a Atsion to explore before they camped for the night. Unfortunately, their leader drove into a deep washout and gunked up his engine. He managed to get the GPS coordinates to me and I led the crew out there to tow him out. Take care out there. This is on...

I’m really glad I went out here. The roads are very well maintained sand, and the area is peaceful and beautiful. Video taken with a GoPro Hero 11 on the hood of the car using a Fat Gecko triple mount.

Hi all. This weekend there's the Piney festival at Whitesbog, and I've never been. It's about an hour drive from home, so I wanted to make a day of it. What areas would be good to drive to? I have an Outback and she gets around well, when I use the go-arounds :) Devil's Hairbrush is out there...

I picked up a GoPro on sale to document my misadventures on the mountain bike and driving these back roads. This video was made using a clamp mount on the roof rail, but I picked up a Fat Gecko triple suction cup mount for future endeavors. I took this on Tuckerton Road after leaving High...

I was going to resurrect this old thread below, but figured I ought to start a new one. I went looking for the cellar hole of the Hermann hotel, the glassworks, and the unfinished house on the Mullica this Saturday. I started at Crowley's landing, where supposedly some glass was around, but that...

On Sunday, I met with some *gasp* off-roaders at Atsion for a caravan to Quaker Bridge, down Goodwater Road to Washington Turnpike, and down a few other roads there. We kept to the marked roads and had a good time. We met some dirt bikers on Mount Road, who also looked like they were behaving...

The Pinelands Preservation Alliance and the NJ TRail Conference among others have banded together for a “Fix Our Parks” campaign to urge the state to address the parks project backlog, to promote eco and historical tourism, and to properly staff the departments. I’m a writer and I offered to...

I was trying to follow the Tuckerton stage road using Barbara Solem’s guide, and got a few miles past Penn Swamp on Quaker Bridge Road before a deep rutted mud hole lined with logs and torn up fabric (possibly used for traction by someone else) made me turn back. I made it to Washington Turnpike...

Hi all. I’ve been reading the forums for a while. I began visiting the better known places like Friendship, Eagle, and Harrisville. I’ve been using Barbara Solem’s Ghost Towns book as a guide to bring along. It’s been helpful. I recently went to Martha and hiked a bit down the Batona trail...