Central Jersey : Mercer

Mer 03:
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed/Mount Rose Trails

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Summary

Distance: Mount Rose Ridge Trail: 2.1 miles round trip; Forest Loop: 1 mile round trip; East Loop: 1 mile round trip; West Loop: 1.3 miles round trip; Cattail Trail: 1.5 miles round trip
Time: One half hour - two hours, depending on trail and pace.
Markings: Trails are mowed through fields and marked with white Watershed logo markers
Trail Usage: Walking/Hiking
Elevation: from 200’ to 340’
Difficulty: Easy to Moderately Difficult
Parking: Mt. Rose Parking area off Moores Mill-Mt. Rose Road
Tips: All trails leave from the trailhead at the parking area. Please use caution when crossing the road.

Trail Links: A small portable bathroom is available from April-November.

Amenities: After your hike, visit the Buttinger Nature Center, the one story red building on the reserve. The nature center houses a number of interpretive displays, a small shop and bathrooms. Center is open Tues-Fri 10am-5pm and most Saturdays 1pm-4pm.
Overview:

The 240-acre Mount Rose Trails consists mostly of old growth field, but also contains a mature oak-hickory forest, skunk cabbage swamp, vernal pools, the unique geological formations of the Mt. Rose Ridge and the headwaters of the Honey Brook.

There are several different trails that can be accessed from the Mount Rose Trails parking area. Unfortunately, the Mt. Rose Trails are not connected to the Main Reserve via trail. Efforts are underway to acquire the necessary land to connect the two pieces.

Directions:

FROM NORTH/SOUTH JERSEY
Take Route 1 to Rt. I-95 South. Get off at Exit 4 - Rt. 31 North. Take Rt. 31 through the Pennington circle. Continue on Rt. 31 North through a blinking traffic light to the 3rd regular traffic light. Turn right onto Titus Mill Road. Follow Titus Mill Rd for 1.5 miles to Wargo Road. (You will pass the entrance to the Reserve Headquarters) Turn right onto Wargo Road. Follow Wargo Road to the end and turn right onto Moores Mill – Mt. Rose Road. The parking area will be 1 mile up on your left.

FROM PRINCETON- MERCER COUNTY AREA
From Rt. 206, turn onto Cherry Valley Road . After about 2.5 miles, continue through 4-way stop at Great Road. After another 2.5 miles, cross traffic light at Carter Road. The road becomes Pennington- Rocky Hill Road. Take the first right onto Moores Mill – Mt. Rose Road. Continue past the Watershed sign at Wargo Road and the parking area will be 1 mile up on your left.

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