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Glenfield Park, from the Maple Avenue side, looks like a collection of athletic fields with paths and trees between. There is more however. Behind the
Playgrounds, Baseball diamonds, and tennis courts there is a forest with tall trees and thick ground cover. Through it goes paved and unpaved
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which cross the brook and connect walking paths, but one has been cordoned off and closed due to its deterioration.
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895:Parks in Essex County, New Jersey
563:South Mountain Recreation Complex
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235:2 children's playgrounds
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101:20 acres (81,000 m)
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885:Glen Ridge, New Jersey
743:Eagle Rock Reservation
687:Edgemont Memorial Park
642:Eagle Rock Reservation
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467:Veterans Memorial Park
208:Montclair-Boonton Line
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753:Bonsal Nature Reserve
568:Weequahic Golf Course
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769:Montclair Golf Club
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258:References
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204:NJ Transit
152:New Jersey
146:, both in
144:Glen Ridge
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712:Rand Park
697:Graz Park
238:footpaths
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315:July 13,
198:Location
178:Overview
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