Walk slated along D&R Canal feeder

The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold another in its series of free walking tours of the D&R Canal on Saturday, March 10. 

The walk will be along the canal feeder between Upper Ferry Road in Ewing Township and the Trenton Battle Monument, with an option for a shorter walk.

The five-mile walk begins under a canopy of trees but past Cadwalader Park transitions into the urban Trenton environment.  Numerous historical structures will be encountered and explained, including aqueducts carrying the canal over Sullivan Way and Parkside Avenue, artifacts of the railroad era, and several canal houses. An option for a shorter walk to Cadwalader Park, about three miles, is also offered.

Canal Watch board member Bob Barth will conduct the walk and provide commentary.

Meet 10 a.m. at the Trenton Battle Monument, 348 North 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 D & R Canal Watch helps promote, enhance and preserve the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park.