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Pompeston Creek
4.1 ★★★★☆ 20 Google reviews · Running trail in Moorestown, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Pompeston Creek's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Pompeston Creek
“There’s not too much to see but it’s pretty serene for a walk close in town.”
Update 04/28/2021: This is an undeveloped park. Dogs have to be leashed. The trail is about 1.1 mile long with New Albany Road cutting it into half. It stretches along a creek with shades when trees have grown back leaves. Access from residential neighborhoods.
A little muddy after a day of rain but a very nice well maintained trail. I advise wearing waterproof boots or socks. Trekking poles are handy at the creek crossing the rocks in the water are very slippery. I wore waterproof socks and hiking shoes. Very friendly people along the way.
Great local place to take a nature walk. Often see deer and listen to the babbling water flowing over the rock beds in various places along the creek. Two sections from West Walnut Avenue in Moorestown to Cinnaminson, one lets you out onto New Albany Road on the Church Street end and if you continue the trail across…
Trail conditions & character
“There’s not too much to see but it’s pretty serene for a walk close in town.”
Plan your run at Pompeston Creek
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitestemonline.org
- Phone(856) 904-8231
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–8 PM |
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