New Bridge at Horseshoe Bend Park!

Mon, Sep 27, 2021 6:54 PM 
     An new bridge has been installed at Horseshoe Bend Park. Where the White Trail and the Blue trail come together there has always been a small stream crossing to manage. After Tropical storm Ida blew through, the old White trial became a full time stream ... 

Three new kiosks at HBP

Tue, Sep 7, 2021 12:03 PM 
     September 2020 - Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Cheney builds and installs three kiosks at Horseshoe Bend Park. Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Cheney and his team of scouts have built and erected three new kiosks at Horseshoe Bend Park. Two of the kiosks ar ... 

Eagle Scout add 60 feet of raised trail.

Tue, Sep 7, 2021 11:00 AM 
     August 2020 - Eagle Scout candidate Luke Hopta adds 60 feet of raised trail along the Flagg-Kirkland Trail. Choosing to do a project in the 800 acre Horseshoe Bend Park can be difficult. Selecting the right project is one thing, then figuring out how t ... 

110 acres of land added to Horseshoe Bend Park

Tue, Sep 7, 2021 10:36 AM 
     110 acres of land were added to Horseshoe Bend Park before the end of 2020. Two parcels were added to the south connecting the park to Kingwood Station Barbertown Road.  The dedication of the new properties and addition of three new trails was held on M ... 

Friends of Horseshoe Bend Park Ride 2017

Sun, Oct 29, 2017 10:44 AM 
     The Friends of Horseshoe Bend Park held it 5 annual benefit ride on October 28, 2017 with over 70 riders and horses. The all day event offered three courses, a 4 mile, 8 mile (which was closer to 9 miles) and a 12 mile ride. (Double click on any of the p ... 

Eagle Scout candidate completes pavilion

Mon, Sep 11, 2017 12:13 PM 
     Eagle Scout candidate Josh Snyder, of Kingwood Township, has completed his Eagle Scout project by building a 12 foot by 24 foot pavilion at Horseshoe Bend Park. Begun in the spring of 2016, this structure has a poured concrete base and an accessible ramp ... 

300 feet of raised trail added to Flagg-Kirkland trail.

Mon, Sep 11, 2017 11:58 AM 
     Members of the Student Conservation Association from at least 6 states have teamed up with Horseshoe Bend Park volunteers to add 300 feet of raised trail to the Flagg-Kirkland Trail. The Student Conservation Association (SCA) mission is to: "build the ... 

Mounting blocs installed at South Entrance

Mon, Sep 11, 2017 11:35 AM 
     Horse mounting blocks have been installed at the Horseshoe Bend Park South Entrance. After many requests, volunteers have installed mounting block near the parking area at Horseshoe Bend Park. Please park your horse trailer far enough away so everyone h ... 

N.J. farm that was sanctuary to WWII orphan is preserved - By Dave Harding

Tue, May 31, 2016 5:21 PM 
     N.J. farm that was sanctuary to WWII orphan is preserved Story by Dave Harding By the time the 4-year-old girl arrived at a farm here in 1941, she had faced more horrors than most people endure in a lifetime.The piercing screams of air-raid sirens. The a ... 

New Horseshoe Bend Park Bridge Completed

Thu, Oct 22, 2015 9:05 AM 
     [Image:10222015_85215_0.jpg] After a hot summer of work, the latest bridge at Horseshoe Bend Park is ready for foot traffic. The bridge project was started in the early summer and was completed after many volunteer hours had been spent cutting, and bolti ... 

New Bridge Under Construction

Mon, Aug 24, 2015 4:12 PM 
     [Image:8242015_40436_0.jpg] August 2015 Works is underway for a new bridge in Horseshoe Bend Park. This 40 foot foot-bridge will span a deep gully. The placement of the bridge abutments will also allow for easier horse and bicycle passage avoiding slip ... 

Scout Mark Hurban finishes Eagle Scout Project

Sun, Aug 24, 2014 6:20 PM 
     [Image:8242014_55901_2.jpg]August 24, 2014 - Eagle Scout candidate Mark Hurban from Troop 251 in Bapistown, NJ finished work on a new kiosk for Horseshoe Bend Park. The Kiosk replaces the old real estate sign that was left over from when the property was ... 

New 3.5 mile trail completed at park.

Sun, Aug 24, 2014 6:18 PM 
     [Image:8242014_95600_0.jpg]August 23, 2014 - A new 3.5 mile loop trail has been completed at Horseshoe Bend Park. The Flagg-Kirkland Trail, named for the two families who preserved the property that the trail crosses, begins and ends from the Orange trai ... 

Scouts begin building a new entrance kiosk for park

Sun, Aug 24, 2014 6:18 PM 
     [Image:8242014_90825_2.jpg]August 23, 2014 - Eagle Scout candidate Mark Hurban from Troop 251 in Bapistown, NJ has begun work on a new kiosk for Horseshoe Bend Park. The Kiosk will replace the old real estate sign that was left over from when the propert ...