Saddler's Woods is a 25 acres forest in Haddon Township, Camden County, New Jersey that includes the headwater spring of Newton Creek. Despite its location just 5 miles from Philadelphia, Saddler's Woods includes wetlands, young woodlands, and old-growth forest.
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Saddler's Woods is almost hidden behind a shopping center in Haddon Township. I'm so glad a local meet-up group alerted me to its existence! It is a patch of rare old growth forest and when you walk onto the trail head from the street, you are immediately in a different world. Trails are not very well marked, but the park is not very big. There's a fence and a road to orient yourself. A lot of the paths are wide, though you have a cross a creek at some points (which requires some modest climbing and rock hopping). There's also a decent amount of poison ivy to keep an eye out for. It has a few little hills but not much elevation otherwise. My 2.5 year-old had a blast stomping through the woods (she loves hills and climbing and general adventuring). Most importantly though: the last time we went, we saw Great Horned Owls! It was amazing! I definitely recommend...
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Small, but nice wooded area. If it was bigger and not so close to the schools, sports fields, and busy roads, I would give it 5 stars. Unfortunately, you can basically always hear either the cars on the roads or if you go at the time I went, kids and crowds screaming and whistles blowing constantly during some sports game. I wouldn't recommend going around the time when kids would be playing on the fields for that reason. Perhaps it's more peaceful earlier in the day though. It was lovely for a small urban forest, but just don't expect to be going for a real hike in a quiet forest. I saw a few people walking their dogs and think it would be nice for doing that if you...
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It was a beautiful day with overcast weather. I have accidentally entered the trail in the saddler woods. What I have experienced is totally awesome. The long trees, the small creek, the wooden trunk to cross the creek, and the bike trail.
In one of the winter, I have taken the snow sledge to come down the bike trail ramp. It was no poconos but the fact that I could get snow tubing experience right at home is awesome.
There are two boards explaining the significance of the woods and Mr Saddler. Nice history, beautiful...
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