Walking Tour of D&R Canal in Lawrence Set for Feb. 5

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch.

The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a free walking tour of the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Lawrence Township and Trenton on Sunday, Feb. 5.

The walk will explore the part of the canal from Carnegie Road in Lawrence to the Trenton Battle Monument, a distance of 4.1 miles.  There will an opportunity for a shorter 2.9-mile walk to Mulberry Street in Trenton. 

Participants will explore a less well-known section of the canal.

The portion between Carnegie Road and Whitehead Road is heavily wooded but the canal shifts to a more urban setting farther south.  The walk includes a recently opened path south of Mulberry Street where the canal is diverted into a culvert below the Trenton Freeway.

Canal Watch board member Bob Barth will explain the many notable sites and features of the canal during the walk. 

Meet 10 a.m. at the Trenton Battle Monument, 348 N. Warren St., Trenton, at the intersection of Broad Street (Route 206) and Pennington Road (Route 31).  Carpools will be arranged to allow a one-way walk.

For further information and weather-related updates, call Mr. Barth at (201) 401-3121 or e-mail barths@att.net.

The nonprofit Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch helps promote, enhance and preserve the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park.