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1,465
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0 - 232 mi
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1,174
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990
Walking
2,446
Other activities
New Jersey has approximately 1,465 trails, including 1,174 hiking trails, 990 for walking and 2,446 for other activities. These trails range from 0 to 232 miles in length. The most popular trails are Buttermilk Falls Trail (blue), Surprise Lake Trail and Delaware & Raritan Canal. The last Trails.com member to complete a trail in New Jersey was Frank O. who completed Delaware & Raritan Canal and Unblazed Singletrack .
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Mt. Tammany Fire Road
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, NJ
26
Mt. Tammany Fire Road is a hiking trail in Warren County, New Jersey. It is within Delaware ...
Allamuchy Pond Trail
Allamuchy Mountain State Park, NJ
10
Allamuchy Pond Trail is a hiking and biking trail in Warren County, New Jersey. It is ...
Stokes Select
Branchville, NJ
9
For fear of overselling a park, we normally resist assigning it too many superlatives. ...
Terrace Pond Trail
Newfoundland, NJ
8
Getting to Terrace Pond is half the fun of this hike, but be forewarned: kids can’t resist ...
Ramapo-Ringwood Rally
Oakland, NJ
8
You know those Western hikes in which miles go by with only the cacti or an occasional ...
Surprise Lake Trail
West Milford, NJ
7
Just about everything a hiker could want can be found on this hike. For openers, there ...
Watchung Reservation
New Providence, NJ
7
A longer hike through the largest property in the Union County Park System leads past ...
Buttermilk Falls Trail (blue)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, NJ
6
Buttermilk Falls Trail (blue) is a hiking trail in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is within ...
Sourland Mountain Preserve
Princeton, NJ
6
Hike up and down a rugged ridge through a rich, rocky woods, highlighted by a ridge-top ...
Sount Mountain Reservation: Hemlock Falls Trail
Newark, NJ
6
Thanks to the Sierra Club and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural ...
Palisades Interstate Park: Palisades Boulder Field Trail
Alpine, NJ
5
This awesome hike begins from the highest point of the New Jersey Palisades and steeply ...
Abram Hewitt’s Bearfort Ridge
Awosting, NJ
5
After a few hours of rolling along the rocky ridges of Hewitt, you’ll swear you’ve been ...
Wawayanda 2: Terrace Pond
West Milford, NJ
5
The high point of this short outing, both literally and figuratively, is an extended rocky ...
Delaware & Raritan Canal
Princeton, NJ
4
Transportation from an earlier time is the theme of this ride. NJ TRANSIT'S Northeast ...
Wells Mill Road
Pinelands National Reserve, NJ
4
Wells Mill Road is a hiking, biking, and horse trail in Ocean Township, New Jersey. It ...
Pyramid Mountain Loop Trail
Taylortown, NJ
4
This hike takes Fido on rocky uphills, downhill rock scrambles, stream crossings, and ...
Bearfort Ridge: Surprise Lake Loop Trail
Moe, NJ
4
This fresh, verdant trail in fall and winter brings you and your canine pal the gift of ...
Black River Trail
Chester, NJ
4
Take a pinch of iron-mining history, combine that with a highly scenic river, add a few ...
Worthington State Forest Campground
Columbia, NJ
3
Nearly five million people visit the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area ...
High Point State Park: Above Lake Rutherford
Colesville, NJ
3
You’ll need sturdy shoes to negotiate thousands of rocks while exploring the southern ...
Mills Reservation Trail
Newark, NJ
3
Mythology tells of giants, demons, and dragons lurking deep in the heart of the woods. ...
High Point Monument
Sussex, NJ
3
A moderate climb with only one short, steep section will take you to the highest point ...
Wilson Lake
Clayton, NJ
3
Scotland Run Park on the southeast side of Clayton contains 900 acres of natural woodlands, ...
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