
Time: April 7, 2012 from 7am to 9pm
Location: D & R Canal - Trenton to New Brunswick
Street: Starts: Trenton Transit Center
City/Town: Starts: Trenton Ends: New Brunswick
Website or Map: http://tr2nb40.org
Phone: 973-214-1811
Event Type: walk, distance walk, hike, cross-jersey walking challenge
Latest Activity: Apr 8, 2012
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Trace the towpath footsteps of the Delaware & Raritan Canal, a 175 year old waterway across Central New Jersey - from Trenton to New Brunswick. The TR2NB40 - Great Canal Walk, a 40-mile, one -day long distance walk, is a superb physical and mental challenge and the first event in a series of three walking events aiming to walk across New Jersey following the East Coast Greenway.
The FreeWalkers are partnering again with the East Coast Greenway on a program for 2012 called the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge which sets a goal of walking the 100 miles of the ECG, across the entire State, at any time during the year.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Comment by Paul Kiczek on April 8, 2012 at 9:21pm Al,
Thanks for coming and I'm glad you appreciated the support. I think you are right too. On this one, the support was most needed and the quality of support was A+
Paul - Support from Andy, Mike and EMS was great! I truly appreciated seeing the support team at the last two stops. Nice job with the weather.
Comment by Anand Nataraj on April 8, 2012 at 12:14pm This was a great event! Thanks to Paul for organizing this with perfect logistics! Look forward to the next one already! My 12 year old loved it!
Comment by Lori Chessen Hinds on April 6, 2012 at 8:20pm I unfortunately wont be able to make it now....Have a fun and safe day
Comment by Karen Rose Tank on April 6, 2012 at 7:33pm Hi Paul,
I will be returning... to walk from Princeton to Blackwell Mills... another 12 miler... the perfect distance for me.. plus we have a passover seder to attend in the early evening. LOVE having the free walkers in and around my neck of the woods! I will be picking up Risa and David at the PJ train station and shuttling them to Turning Basin before about 10:45... to meet up with the group.
Karen
Comment by Paul Kiczek on April 5, 2012 at 9:27pm Vincenzo,
Most of our walks are pretty long and challenging. We always encourage those that think it might be too much to do just a part of the walk that's why we set out a schedule and milestones. We do have shorter walks, like the 12-mile Tween Walk, next weekend. That start at 8 in New Brunswick and ends around noon in Metro Park - an easy train ride back to NB. The general pace for all our walks is around 3mph which is not fast but not slow either. It's a steady deliberate pace that most people can do.
Comment by Vincenzo on April 5, 2012 at 4:38pm I think this is a little too long not only for me but to all the people I know who might be interested. It's not the physical challenge but the time consumption. I know so many people who would be interested in a 4-6 hours walk but none of them can spare a weekend day. I don't understand how people may join from different locations! Will there be timing? And finally, what will be the pace or speed and the frequency of rests (if any)? I'm sorry I'm just trying to do my first walk here.
Comment by Isabelle LeCun on April 5, 2012 at 11:03am I will attend but will start at Princeton.
Comment by Paul Kiczek on April 5, 2012 at 11:02am Mollie
Looks like around noon to as late as 1:00 at Kingston. This will be a major lunch stop - about 1/2 hr. We'll have a prize drawing there too. Check the Mileage & Schedule page for better feel of timing.
Comment by Mollie on April 5, 2012 at 9:06am Hi Paul,
My friends and I would like to start in Kingston, do you know an appoximate time the group will be there?
Thanks!
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