Traction Line Recreation Trail

South end trailhead on Danforth Rd near the Dreyfuss Rd entrance to Fairleigh Dickinson University. 40°46'18.4"N 74°25'44.3"W

The Traction Line Recreation Trail is a multi-use paved asphalt rail trail located in Morristown, New Jersey.[1]

This 2.7-mile (4.3 km) trail uses a rail corridor which was built for the Morris County Traction Company trolley line, which runs alongside New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines in Morris Township, New Jersey.

The trail is maintained by the Morris County Park Commission.[2][3]

Traction Line Recreation Trail North Trailhead located on Howell Place in Morristown, New Jersey with a small parking lot. Photo taken at 40°47'40.7"N 74°28'02.8"W facing south.
Traction Line Recreation Trail North Trailhead located on Morris Ave in Morristown, New Jersey. Photo taken at 40°47'44.3"N 74°28'02.5"W facing south.
Benches can be found along the trail near Convent Station. Photo taken at 40°46'45.0"N 74°26'36.1"W facing south.

The southern trailhead can be found along Danforth Rd in Florham Park, New Jersey.[4] One northern trailhead exists along Howell Place in Morristown, New Jersey where there is a small trail parking lot.[5] Approximately 100m further north is another trailhead on Morris Ave in Morristown across the road from the Morristown National Historical Park.[6] There are no bathroom facilities along the trail though there are a few benches near Convent Station constructed by Christian Fox and Ryan Servais as their Eagle Scout project for Boy Scout Troop 34.

  1. ^ "Traction Line Recreation Trail". Morris County NJ Park System. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Parks | Morris County Parks". www.morrisparks.net. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. ^ "Introduction to the 2012 Morris County Manual" (PDF). morriscountyclerk.org.
  4. ^ "40°46'18.4"N 74°25'44.3"W · Florham Park, NJ 07940". 40°46'18.4"N 74°25'44.3"W · Florham Park, NJ 07940. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "40°47'40.7"N 74°28'02.8"W · Traction Line Recreation Trail, Morristown, NJ 07960". 40°47'40.7"N 74°28'02.8"W · Traction Line Recreation Trail, Morristown, NJ 07960. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ "40°47'44.3"N 74°28'02.5"W · 229 Morris St, Morristown, NJ 07960". 40°47'44.3"N 74°28'02.5"W · 229 Morris St, Morristown, NJ 07960. Retrieved 2023-12-30.