Closter Nature Center Short Hike

Closter Nature Center

Footbridge on the Green Trail - Photo by Daniel Chazin Footbridge on the Green Trail - Photo by Daniel Chazin

The Closter Nature Center, a 136-acre forested tract located on Ruckman Road in Closter, offers the opportunity for a short, level hike of about three-fourths of a mile.

40.974985, -73.951566

This hike loops around the Closter Nature Center. The low-lying trails are often wet, so much of the hike is on puncheons (wooden boardwalks). Along the hike, you'll pass several deer exclosures (black plastic fencing, with white ribbons attached), designed to prevent deer from munching on the vegetation.

From the Nature Center building, where parking is available, turn right and...

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