The Rutgers University Ecological Preserve (RUEP), previously known as Kilmer Woods, is a nature teaching area owned by

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

. This tract of land is part of the

Livingston Campus Livingston Campus, originally named Kilmer Area by Rutgers University in 1965, and later known as Kilmer Campus, is one of the five sub-campuses that make up Rutgers' New Brunswick/ Piscataway area campus. The campus was originally built to hou ...

of Rutgers and is located within the towns of

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, Edison, and Highland Park in Middlesex County,

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. It contains a wide variety of plant life and supports a range of wood dwelling creatures.

History

In November, 2014, a new gateway kiosk was dedicated to the memory of Charlie Kontos, Jr.

Activities

The RUEP is a popular place for hikers and mountain bikers in the central NJ area, especially Rutgers students. It contains challenging terrain that is very close to campus.

Maps of the RUEP

Most recent trail map (Updated 8/15/2014) provided by Rutgers University

References

External links

Rutgers Ecological Preserve Official Site

New York New Jersey Trail Conference

{{Rutgers, New Brunswick Rutgers University Highland Park, New Jersey Protected areas of Middlesex County, New Jersey Nature reserves in New Jersey