NJCF’s Wickecheoke Creek Preserve, located in the Western Piedmont region in Hunterdon County, follows the course of the beautiful Delaware River tributary, from its headwaters on the Croton Plateau, through its dramatic descent to the Delaware River at Stockton. The Wickecheoke is home to beaver, mink, herons, hawks, turtles, long-tailed salamander and nearly 400 species of native plants. In addition, the Wickecheoke Creek’s waters flow directly into the D&R Canal, which serves as a source of clean drinking water for 1 million people in central New Jersey.

Each November, NJCF and the Delaware River Mill Society honor the memory of the late Donald B. Jones, a former NJCF President and state conservation legend, with the Donald Jones Hike that annually provides some 300 attendees with guided tours of NJCF’s Wickecheoke Creek Preserve. Donald Jones was the driving force

behind preserving three historic Hunterdon County properties – New Jersey’s last covered bridge (Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge in Delaware Township), Prallsville Mills in Stockton and the Locktown Stone Church in Delaware Township – which are located along the preserve.

Hiking Trail Network

NJCF has blazed hiking trails on several of its properties in the Wickecheoke Creek Preserve. The trails are open to the public, and leashed dogs are permitted. Parking areas and bicycle racks are provided in several locations. To download a trail map, click onto the links below.

• Wickecheoke Creek Preserve - North.  This map identifies hiking trails in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, in the vicinity of the Locktown Stone Church and Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge.
• Wickecheoke Creek Preserve - South. This map primarily identifies trails from the Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge in Delaware Township southward to the preserved Prallsville Mills along the banks of the Delaware River in Stockton.
• Huey property. This map identifies four hiking trails on the former Huey family fish farm in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County. The property is located at 71 Joe Ent Road, near the intersection of Allen's Corner Road, and features woods, fields and nine spring-fed ponds.