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The trail opens up around mile 2.9, when you’ll pass through the parking lot of a volunteer fire department and cross Monroeville Road. The pathway parallels Three Bridge Road before crossing Island Road and continuing into a wooded area. Not long after, you’ll encounter the verdant swamp itself. With sunlight peeking through trees, the swamp is more picturesque than it is spooky.

Around mile 4.25, the canopy gives way to open sky as you pass the low fields of a farm. The stillness and quiet here are punctured only by the low buzzing of nearby transmission lines that run through the farmland. The trail continues another 0.9 mile before reaching the southern terminus at Rotary Field in Elmer.

CONTACT: elktownshipnj.gov/events-recreation/elephant-swamp

DIRECTIONS

To reach parking at Elk Township Recreational Park from the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and the North–South Fwy./NJ 42 in Bellmawr, head south on the North–South Fwy., and take Exit 13. Drive 11.1 miles on NJ 55 S, and take Exit 48. Turn right onto Ellis Mill Road, and then immediately turn left onto Aura Road. Go 1.7 miles, and turn right onto Whig Lane. The park, which offers ample visitor parking, is on the left in 0.2 mile. Once parked, turn left onto Recreation Dr. to pick up the trail heading south.