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5 PAVED, FLAT, CONTAINED PATHS PERFECT FOR BIKE PLAYDATES....

....and for setting your fledgling cyclists free-ish.

Butler Tract (Princeton's Unofficial Bike Training Ground)

What better place to learn to ride a bike, scooter, rollerblades, etc. than a relic of a neighborhood with all the roads and none of the traffic? A big oval with 5 cross streets gives your kids a perfect track to stretch their wheels. It's also a great place to practice traffic rules in a realistic setting with an infinite …

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Butler Tract (Princeton's Unofficial Bike Training Ground)

Beech Woods Park

Beech Woods Park
Orderly, spacious and groomed as a country club, this park tucks its adventure all into one corner - and when you tuck into there too, the park's name makes perfect sense. An excellent place for the beginning cyclist - on and off-road. DIRECTIONS AS A WINE.... A Pinot Grigio .... Ramato. Just when you think you know what you're in …

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Carson Road Woods

These are the things footpathing dreams are made of - all in one demure and lovely place. You'll find a clear, level bike path, endless meadow, towering forest, subway-like tunnels through fresh leafy bushes and a sweet stream that loops through the woods like a curly fry. And if you catch it in April and May - the blossoms are …

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Carson Road Woods

Four Paws Trail at Stephen Way

Four Paws Trail at Stephen Way
If your posse includes advanced as well as beginning bikers, this place is perfect for you. A flat, paved trail runs between neighborhoods - alongside glorious little woods with a bumpy dirt bike trail with launch ramps and improvised swings that come and go. From Stephen Way cul-de-sac, it's a pretty short out and back stretch - but so perfect …

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Van Horne Park

Hidden in plain sight, this spacious park is an excellent place for strollers or taking off the training wheels. A paved path encircles a large deer wilderness as well as big open fields with an elaborate playground and covered picnic tables. If you feel like adventuring, you'll discover a picturesque pond on the North end (also accessible via tiny little …

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Van Horne Park

"I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride my BIKE!" - Freddie Mercury

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