Trail maps, photos, videos, and info for some trails in and near New Jersey that didn’t quite make the Best Hikes list.
These are the hikes that we’ve created dedicated trail description pages for, but search through this site for more Trail Blog entries – everything we’ve hiked since January 2006 – for plenty of hike ideas to keep you busy for awhile.
The hikes are loosely listed by geographic area, but what constitutes “north”, “central”, and “south” Jersey is subjective at best – and argumentative at worst! – so we’ll leave it up to you to discuss amongst yourselves…
Hikes in North NJ
Delaware Water Gap Area and Northwest Parks
- Coppermines – Rattlesnake Swamp - Del. Water Gap
- Millbrook Village and Van Campens Glen - Del. Water Gap
- Sunrise Mountain- Stokes State Forest
- AT and Iris Trail Loop - High Point State Park
- Stephens State Park - Hackettstown
- Jenny Jump Trail - Hope, NJ
North Central and Jersey Highlands
- Terrace Pond Circular – Wawayanda State Park
- Wawayanda State Park - Pumphouse, Red Dot, Hoeferlin
- Wawayanda State Park - Old Coal/Laurel Pond
- Terrace Pond North Trail - Wawayanda State Park
- Butler Reservoir – Morris County
- Turkey Mountain - Morris County
- Four Birds Trail (North) - Farny Highlands
- Four Birds Trail - Splitrock Reservoir, Rockaway Twp.
- Beaver Brook Trail - Mahlon Dickerson Reservation
- Mahlon Dickerson Reservation- Headley Overlook
- Long Pond Ironworks - Sterling Ridge and Jennings Hollow
- Hank’s Pond – Bearfort Fire Tower - Pequannock Watershed
- Ramapo Mountain – Wanaque Ridge - Bergen County
- Ramapo Valley County Reservation - Bergen County
- Skylands Manor – Ilgenstein Rock - Ringwood State Park
- Bearfort Mountain – State Line/Ernest Walker
- Norvin Green – Lake Sonoma/Overlook
- Echo Lake – Highlands Trail - Pequannock Watershed
Hikes in Central NJ
- South Mountain Reservation – Hemlock Falls
- Great Swamp - Observation Center; Blue Trail
- Watchung Reservation - Union County
- Merrill Creek Reservoir - Warren County
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve - Hunterdon County
- Point Mountain Reservation - Hunterdon County
- Sourland Mountain Preserve - Somerset County
- Washington Valley Park - Somerset County
- Six Mile Run Reservoir - Somerset County
- Cheesequake State Park – Blue Trail - Middlesex County
- John A. Phillips Preserve - Middlesex County
- Baldpate Mountain - Mercer County
- Helyar Woods - at Rutgers Gardens, Middlesex County
- Hartshorne Woods - Monmouth County
- Thompson Park - Monmouth County
- Turkey Swamp County Park - Monmouth County
Hikes in South NJ
- Double Trouble State Park - Ocean County
- Jakes Branch County Park - Ocean County
- Pakim Pond and Mt. Misery Trail - Brendan Byrne SF
- Maurice River Bluffs - Cumberland County, South Jersey
- Bass River State Forest - Tuckerton, NJ
- Apple Pie Hill – Batona Trail - Wharton State Forest
- Wharton State Forest – Batsto Lake Trail
- Woods of Wenonah - Gloucester County
- Estelle Manor Park Mays Landing, NJ
- Belleplain State Forest - Woodbine, NJ
- Penn State Forest – Oswego Lake - Burlington County
- Parvin State Park - Salem County, South Jersey
Hikes Near NJ – in NY and PA
- Pocono Environmental Education Center - Del. Water Gap, PA
- West Mountain, The Timp, Doodletown - Bear Mountain, NY
- Sterling Forest - Bare Rock, Fire Tower, NY
- Green Lane Park - Montgomery County PA