Kulak and Lawrence Preserves can be found in Hopewell’s Sourland Mountain region. The Lawrence Preserve protects core forest essential to forest interior birds. Spicebush is abundant on the preserve. Kulak, co-owned with D&R Greenway Land Trust, features open fields and second growth forest of red maple and highbush blueberry. A through trail connects the preserves and traverses a section of the Stony Brook.
This trail travels through three preserved parcels in the Sourland Mountain region. Begin the hike at the Featherbed Lane parking lot on the Kulak Preserve (FoHVOS and D&R Greenway co-owned), where the trail crosses a meadow and enters a young forest. Heading north, the trail enters the Double Crossing Preserve (D&R Greenway) and finally crosses a Stony Brook tributary and enters the Lawrence Preserve (FoHVOS). The Stony Brook corridor features a mature forest of tulip trees, sugar maple and Christmas fern. After rain events, the stream crossing can be difficult.
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Three parking spots are available at the Featherbed Lane parking lot on the Kulak Preserve. Click here for directions. Use the address 25 Featherbed Lane, Hopewell, NJ for a GPS, or use the coordinates 40.4048, -74.7882.