Morristown to Maplewood: The 14-Mile TRAINing Walk Returns!

Sun Jan 26 2025 at 09:30 am to 02:30 pm UTC-05:00

Morristown Train Station | Morristown

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Morristown to Maplewood: The 14-Mile TRAINing Walk Returns!
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Why call it the TRAINing Walk? We walk the towns along train route from Morristown to Maplewood and if you're done - hop the train.
About this Event


It's easy to drive everywhere in the suburbs, but did you know these towns are quite "walkable" too? Join us to explore how easy it is to get around from Morristown to Maplewood through several historic charming towns and lovely neighborhoods.

Start: Morristown Train Station: (south side) parking lot.

Finish: St. James Gate Publick House, 167 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040 - join us for food and drinks.

Distance: 14 miles (less if you choose).

Optional endpoints: Shorten your walk in any town: Madison, Chatham, Summit, Short Hills, Millburn and lastly end up in Maplewood. Hop the train to the start or the end point.

Bathrooms: Many options through the towns.
The train station is closed, but there is a Dunkin Dontuts one block from the station at the start.

Terrain: All sidewalks.

Transit: Midtown Direct train departs NY Penn at 8:11am and arrives in Morristown at 9:28. Look for us in the parking lot on the south side of the station.

Parking: Free in both Morristown and Maplewood all day.

Difficulty: Moderate, walk at your own pace. Please note the group will spread out.

Category: suburban towns.

Coordinator: Risa Olinsky and David Ascher

Highlights: Charming NJ small towns to explore if you choose to walk around. Socialize with us at the endpoint.

Partners:

The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.

Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.

The 9/11 National Memorial Trail is a network of over 1,300 miles of trails connecting New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in tribute to the heroes who perished on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who, in response, answered the call for their country.

The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City.


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Morristown Train Station, 122 Morris Street, Morristown, United States

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