There are over five miles of trails to explore through mature beech woods, wet meadows and the shoreline of 50-acre McCormack Lake. The Blue Trail is the longest, a 2.5 mile loop.

Red and Yellow: One Hour; Blue Trail: Three hours depending on pace.

Easy to Moderate.

Red and Yellow Trails are pleasant walks with children and/or for a lunchtime walk.

White Trail after the long dirt road is a longer walk, but offers very flat terrain.

Blue Trail is the longest trail.

he trails are open until 8:00 PM during the Summer, but access to the preserve generally closes about one hour before dusk, seven days a week (as posted). The Red, Yellow Trails and much of the Blue Trail are in densely wooded areas, therefore the prudent hiker should be out in the open or back to the parking area well before dusk.

No pets or horses, no fishing or hunting, no bicycles or motorized vehicles beyond parking area, no swimming, no boating, no picnicking or alcoholic beverages, no walking in areas marked as agricultural easements.

Plainsboro Preserve is an expansive 631 acres of open space tucked between Route 1 and Route 130 in the township of Plainsboro. The Plainsboro Preserve came about from a partnership among the Jeffers family, the County of Middlesex, the township of Plainsboro, and the New Jersey Audubon Society. The result is one of the region’s most significant ecological treasures within minutes of the busy Route 1 corridor. Visit Plainsboro Preserve.

Phyiscal Address: 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512.

Follow US Route 1 North or South to the Scudders Mill Road exit in Plainsboro. Exit on Scudder’s Mill Road and follow to the traffic light at the intersection with Dey Road(County Road 614). Make a left onto Dey Road and follow to the first traffic light which is Scotts Corner Road. Turn left onto Scotts Corner Road. Plainsboro Preserve is one mile up on the left. Turn left and follow to the parking lot.

From NJ Turnpike: Exit at 8A and pass through toll booth. Once through the toll follow sign for South 535 to West 32, Route 130 and Cranbury. At the traffic light, following the sign with the same information, make a left onto South 535 (Cranbury-South River Rd.). After 0.2 of a mile, bear to the right at the intersection (the first light)to get onto 32 West over Route 130 so you will need to be in the straight only lane. Cross over Route 130 and you are now on Friendship Road. Go 3.7 miles and come to an intersection with a large open space sign in front of you. Bear to the right at this intersection. The Preserve is 0.4 of a mile on the right side of the road. If you pass Community Park, you have gone too far.