Somers Point Bike Path

The trail continues through neighborhoods, schools, parks, and playing fields providing safer routes for children to walk.

[3] In the 1970s, cities along the former railroad line began removing the track in the 1970s, and converting into a walking path by adding street lights and stop signs.

On the northern end, the path connects with U.S. Route 30 along local roads in Pleasantville, although the city applied for a grant to build an extension.

[5] The bike path connects with the newly built bridge along New Jersey Route 52 via Central Avenue, adjacent to Somers Mansion.

The state of New Jersey provided a $200,000 grant to extend the path along Central Avenue, with the city of Somers Point covering the remaining $50,000 of the cost.