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Wishing all our friends a wonderful and safe July 4th and a restful long weekend. Happy Summer. Happy Trails – we’ll see you out there! #happy4th #randr #yourfriendsatthelht

A beautiful morning for a run! Thanks @runvibeviews for tagging us in this great shot! Tag us in your photos! #repost #morningrun #lht #lawrencehopewelltrail #reedbryanfarm

We’re only two weeks away from our Full Moon Ride since 2019! 07/09 — 8pm at Mercer Meadows. Join us for a moonlit ride, music, decorated bikes, fabulous lights, and big time fun! More info and registration at the site!

Two days until another special edition of Saturday Morning Walking Club. Meet us on 06/25 at Rosedale Park, 9:30am, for a talk with Richard Hunter, president of Hunter Research, about “History Along the LHT.” We’ll check out three new signs on our walk!

Sarah Gilbert is one of our favorite and most prolific Art on the Trail artists — thanks for tagging us in this wonderful shot @sargil3. Read about Sarah and all our featured artists at our website. Tag us in your photos! #repost

Mark your calendar in ink! Full Moon Ride returns on 07/09 — 8pm at Mercer Meadows. We are so excited to host our beloved moonlit ride for the first time since 2019. Stay tuned for more details and ticket information; and go ahead and start decorating your bikes.

Saturday Morning Walking Club is next weekend on 6/25! Meet us at Rosedale Park at 9:30am for a talk with Richard Hunter, president of Hunter Research, about ‘History on the Trail.’ We’ll check out three new signs on our walk — more at the site!

This is Domer and he loves the LHT as much as we do! Thanks for tagging us @pilotpaws #repost #cuteoverload #lht #lawrencehopewelltrail #lhtisforthedogs

FULL MOON RIDE IS BACK! For the first time since 2019, we will be taking to Mercer Meadows for our moonlit bike ride event complete with fantasy lighting and live music. We can’t wait for you join us — watch this space for details and ticket information.

Save the date! Our next Saturday Morning Walking Club is 6/25. We will meet at Rosedale Park at 9:30am and be joined by Richard Hunter, president of Hunter Research — the group that made our ‘History Along the LHT’ markers possible! More at the site.

National Trails Day was last weekend, but we are celebrating trails all month! Get into the spirit by learning more about the birds and wildflowers you can spot along the LHT. Check out our ongoing series of hyperlocal field guides at the site.

It’s turtle time! 🐢 Watch out for new friends when you’re out on the trail. Who can tell us what kind of turtle this is? And thanks @corriero for tagging us in this shot. #repost #lht #lawrencehopewelltrail #turtletime #turtalert #nature #wildlife #newfriends

On National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, we are hosting a bike ride celebrating history along the trail. Meet us at the Bergen Street parking lot in Village Park, Lawrenceville, at 9:30am, for a ten-mile route that includes stops at several of our ‘History on the LHT’ markers.

Celebrate National Trails Day this weekend with a walk or a ride on the LHT. National Trails Day, the first Saturday in June, is an opportunity to recognize the amazing benefits our trails provide — for recreation, exercise, and exposure to nature.

@mercercoparks Learn about your local lichen with lichenologist and LHT board member Dennis Waters at Baldpate Mountain at 10am, Saturday, 6/4. Registration closes Friday at noon. Call 609-888-3218

Thank you @corriero for this gorgeous LHT sunset shot. Let that wash over you, friends! #repost #sceniclht #lht #lhtrail #cycling #sunset #airandlight #photosfromfriends

Did you come say hey over the weekend? We met a ton of new friends at Pennington Day 2022 booth. We hope to see you out on the trail soon — don’t forget to tag us in your photos. @lhtrail #penningtonday #lht #lhtrail #familyfun #newfriends #community #connection

Did you know? The Brearley Oak is up to 450 years old, its trunk is 20 feet around, it’s the largest black oak in the state and it “requires regular visits from arborists and specialists.” as well as watering during dry spells.

"The Lawrence Hopewell Trail passes through many locations that reflect centuries of the rich history of this corner of Mercer County,” said historian Dennis Waters this past Saturday. Stay tuned for more — this is the Lewisville Road, Lawrenceville’s first Black community.

🚲 Tomorrow, May 19, is National Bike to Work Day — a centerpiece of National Bike Month. So #BikeThere, on the LHT or otherwise. Have fun and be safe! 🚲 📸 @wmbphoto #LeagueofAmericanCyclists #Cycling #BiketheLHT #mayisbikemonth #biking #nationalbiketoworkday