National Trail Day- Zaitz Woodland Preserve

On a very hot June 8th, the WWBPA and FOWWOS celebrated National Trails Day by sponsoring a walk in the newly opened trails of the Zaitz Woods Preserve. These trails take visitors through the woods of the 156-acre Park located on Southfield Road through a mixture of upland and wetland forest – something of a rarity in West Windsor and Mercer County. We were joined by 25 hardy local residents, who were undeterred by the 97 degree heat. Once inside the woods, the temperature dropped by about 10 degrees, and made for a pleasant walk on these beautiful trails.

While hiking , we discussed the coming improvements to the trail system, such as the development of new trails, creating signage for the trails, building bridges over wet areas, putting in place a kiosk with informational material, putting in place a bike rack at the parking lot, and building a path from the new parking lot to the trailhead.

Please feel free to explore the trails and stay tuned for trail clearing and trail building events in the near future.