Animal Tracks @ Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area - Moorestown, NJ
N 40° 00.686 W 074° 54.320
18T E 508079 N 4429030
There are several sets of man-made animal tracks installed with this new non-coastal boardwalk in 2009. There are three different boardwalks, all with their own petrosomatoglyphs.
Waymark Code: WMAHDG
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2011
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I found the most of these tracks on Boardwalk #2, which is furthest away form the parking lot than any of the other walks and is a complex series of walkways with some petrosomatoglyphs thrown in some offshoot walkways for good measure. The contractors were asked to add the tracks to this section of walkway to further emphasize the natural aspect of this reserve/park. These man-made representations of animals can easily be missed if you do not know to look for them. The boardwalk traverses marshland ending at the Rancocas Creek. At the furthest end is a two-tiered platform, viewing area with two sets of viewing binoculars, free, one high and one low. There is an offshoot that goes to the west then back to the north again ending at the Rancocas. This one has a flora/fauna interpretive. The whole thing looks like a backwards four. The main section is 160 feet which leads to the decks and binoculars. The offshoot is 115 feet up toward the binocular area. Make a right turn and head you east; that section is 150 feet long, go to the end, make a left head north another 115 feet to the other viewing platform and interpretive. There are tracks over all of these sections.
The boardwalk is only a few years old as this park was established in 2009. I love this park and its boardwalks. Visitors can experience fields, shrub/scrub, forest, marsh and river without having to trek far or manage rough terrain. The park has wide, level trails, observation platforms and blinds, good signage, rest rooms and safe parking. The observation platforms overlooking Rancocas Creek can provide interesting sightings in any season, from waterfowl in winter to jumping fish, basking turtles, and flycatchers hawking insects in warmer months. This park was designed specifically for birding and wildlife watching.
The park is circular, or ovalish, with a center trail running through it with the point of origin the parking lot. A walking trail is around the circumference. The boardwalks are all offshoots of the main dirt trail. Parking is a cinch and found at the main building in a rotary fashion.