Northern Community Park Trail is 1.1 miles round trip

Visitors can experience this fascinating ecosystem on over 8 miles of walking trails and 11 miles of water trails.

Hiking trails are marked with symbol of hiker

Hunting and fishing are permitted only in designated areas. Otherwise, leave only footprints, take only photographs and memories. Please report any problems to Bordentown Township Police (609) 298-4300; or Bordentown City Police (609) 298-0101.

Please be cautious when near water; currents can be swift and dangerous.

There are picnic tables in the park near the parking area.

Mercer County, in partnership with D&R Greenway Land Trust and the NJDEP Green Acres program, has secured a home for the Nature and Interpretive Center at the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh. The address is 157 Wescott Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610.

Northern Community Park Trail starts at the recreational fields of this Bordentown park and continues on to the adjacent D & R Canal State Park. It descends from the top of the bluff near the athletic fields, and follows the bluff to a trail to the top.

The Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh is a 1,250 acre natural area composed of several parks and wild areas. It is located on an ancient meander of the Delaware River between the communities of Trenton, Hamilton and Bordentown. The parks within the marsh area include the John A. Roebling Park, North Community Park and the D&R Canal State Park. The marsh links Watson Creek and the Crosswicks , D&R Canal and the Delaware River greenways.

Ecologically, the marsh is the northernmost tidal freshwater wetland on the Delaware River. The wetland connects many ponds, creeks, and the D&R Canal to the Delaware River. More than 1,200 species of plants and wildlife have been identified within the marsh boundaries. Among these are 237 species of birds including redwinged blackbirds,The variety of accessible habitats includes tidal lake, ponds, tidal and nontidal marsh, constructed wetland, shrub forest, wet forest and upland forest.

To learn more about the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, please check the following website: Friends for the Marsh.

Central New Jersey-Bordentown and Bordentown Township:

Take Interstate 95 to Interstate 295 to Exit 60A (Shore Points) Interstate 195 East. Exit off I-195 at Exit 1A onto 206S. Follow 206 south for 1.2 miles to a U-turn by turning right onto Maple Avenue. Stay left and turn onto 206 North Stay on 206 North for 0.4 miles. Take a SHARP right onto Groveville Rd. Follow this road for 0.3 miles to Northern Community Park on the left.