It is best to park at the Winslow Fish and Wildlife Management Area
gun range off of Piney Hollow Road. The blue dots will guide your
way to the hole. It is not necessary to walk into the woods just
follow the road and paths. The container is a plastic green
sportsman’s dry box about the same size as an ammo box. It has an
American Flag sticker on it and some white letters stating what it
is.
The Bluehole Legend
There is light bushwhacking at the end of this trip the
container is located behind the hole on the right hand side.
A word of warning: Be careful when walking on the sandy roadways
some people like to fly down the roadway in 4x4s, motorcycles and 4
wheelers. Also, since it is a Wildlife Management Area check the
hunting seasons and wear orange or bright colored clothing while
out exploring. Beware of the gun range signs and do not wonder onto
it. Check for deer ticks when you get back and it would be
advisable to use some Deet products before going out.
The legend of Blue Hole was rediscovered recently by a group of
old timers in South Jersey. The hole was inaccessible for over 40
years when a flood washed out a bridge over a river and locals soon
forgot about the blue swimming hole. Recently the local group found
another way to access the hole from East Piney Hollow Road and
mapped out a trail and blazed it with blue trail markers.
The Legend states that a meteor hitting the earth created the
Blue Hole. Locals say it is bottomless and is where the Jersey
Devil drinks water for refreshment, swims and also uses it as a
bathtub on a regular basis. Years ago it was said that a group of
engineers and scientists brought a large crane to the site and
dropped a large weight on steel cable and never hit the bottom of
the hole when they ran out of cable.
Parents warned their children never to swim in the hole because
if you did the Jersey Devil would pull you to the bottom. A logical
explanation would be that since the Blue Hole is spring fed from
cold underground springs swimmers would actually cramp up and it
would feel like they were being pulled to the bottom. The water
temperature of the Blue Hole is said to be in the 50s to 60s even
in the hottest part of the summer. The hole is not bottomless
because I can see its sandy bottom from the surface. It is reported
that the sandy bottom is similar in texture to quicksand. Maybe the
hole was a lot deeper years ago and erosion has filled the hole
somewhat.
