Skyway Park Conservancy

Walking Tours of Skyway Park
2022-05-21 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for the first in a series of Spring Walking Tours of Skyway Park on Saturday, May 21. Tours will consist of two parts; choose one or, better still, both:

10 am, meet at the walkway behind Prologis warehouse on 1&9, where we will walk through the Natural Area, near where Sip Creek meets the Hackensack River.
11 am, enter via main entrance on 1& 9, opposite Wonder Bagel. Here we walk west to the majestic open area overlooking the river.

Jersey City has not yet broken ground for the new park. Right now, the “park”– a former Superfund Site– sits vacant, decades after it was cleaned up. The “trails” are a bit wild, so firm shoes and hiking clothes are recommended. Part of the charm of these tours is the before-and-after (someday soon) contrast. Be prepared for an adventurous walk.

Total time: 2-3 hours. You can, of course, leave at any time.

A few cautions:
1) There is limited parking behind the warehouse. That’s why I will try to get there via bicycle! There is a parking lot at the main entrance, near where the JCFD does its training. Park to the left near the gate.
2) Please email us if you plan on coming, to give us a cell phone # so we can call in case of any problems such as bad weather. But you can come without prior notice if you prefer.

We will be doing more tours in the coming weeks and months. Get in touch if you cannot make this one but are interested in others. We can do tours during the week as well.

Hope to see you next Saturday.

Walking Tours of Skyway Park
2022-05-07 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
This event has been postponed due to rain. New date TBD.
Join us for the first in a series of Spring Walking Tours of Skyway Park on Saturday, May 7. Tours will consist of two parts; choose one or, better still, both:

10 am, meet at the walkway behind Prologis warehouse on 1&9, where we will walk through the Natural Area, near where Sip Creek meets the Hackensack River.
11 am, enter via main entrance on 1& 9, opposite Wonder Bagel. Here we walk west to the majestic open area overlooking the river.

Jersey City has not yet broken ground for the new park. Right now, the “park”– a former Superfund Site– sits vacant, decades after it was cleaned up. The “trails” are a bit wild, so firm shoes and hiking clothes are recommended. Part of the charm of these tours is the before-and-after (someday soon) contrast. Be prepared for an adventurous walk. Total time: 2-3 hours. You can, of course, leave at any time.

A few cautions: 1) There is limited parking behind the warehouse. There is a parking lot at the main entrance, near where the JCFD does its training. Park to the left near the gate. 2) Please email us if you plan on coming, to give us a cell phone # so we can call in case of any problems such as bad weather. But you can come without prior notice if you prefer. We will be doing more tours in the coming weeks and months. Get in touch if you cannot make this one but are interested in others. We can do tours during the week as well. Hope to see you a week from Saturday. (Bike tours are on hold until the demotion of the old Wittpenn Bridge is completed. They have blocked off the underpass that connect Broadway to Duffield Avenue– and allows us to ride from Skyway Park all the way up to Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, along what will soon be the Essex Hudson Greenway. We will get in touch as soon as the trail is re-opened.)

Tours of Skyway Park
2022-03-05
Starting in mid-March, we hope to resume tours of the site. There are three types of tours: 1) Short Walking Tours starting on the walkway behind the giant Prologis warehouse, to the natural area in the southwest section of the park. 2) Longer tours, starting from the main entrance to Skyway Park on 1&9 (across from Wonder Bagel on Sip Avenue), to the open lawn along the shore of the Hackensack River; 3) Longer bicycle tours from Skyway Park up to Laurel Hill Park (aka Snake Hill) in Secaucus, along the route of the Essex Hudson Greenway. These rides are a bit rough; only hybrid or mountain bikes. Check back later for dates or get in touch to schedule individualized tours: skywaypark@gmail.com

Forum on Greenways in Hudson County
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
“The Green(way) Dream: Linking Hudson County Parks & Trails” is an online Public Forum on Greenways in Hudson County, N.J. It is sponsored by Hudson County Sierra Club, Skyway Park Conservancy, BikeJC & Hackensack Riverkeeper. The focus of the event is to bring together various stakeholders to discuss how to advocate for more hike/bike trails & parks in Hudson County. To register for the event or see the agenda, use this URL: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002GVIbAAO
Event flyer – Greenway Forum
