NJ Hiking Web Sites and Resources
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| NJ Park Sites |
Description |
| NJ Parks and Forests |
NJ Park directory, can be searched by park or activity |
| Boonton
Falls Trail |
Trail info |
| Delaware
and Raritan Canal State Park |
Park info |
| Essex
County Parks |
Park info and trail maps |
| Farny
Highlands Trail Network |
Info on Four Birds Trail, Splitrock Loop Trail, Beaver Brook Trail |
| Great
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
Map, history, habitat, directions |
| The Highlands
Trail |
The Highlands Trail is a combination of co-alignment on established trails,
new trails, and road walking that runs through NJ |
| High
Mountain Park Preserve |
Wayne Township |
Mendham
Township Hikes
|
Mendham Township Open Space Committee lists area hikes and trail maps
on clickable overview map |
| Morristown National Historical Park |
Park info and maps |
Hunterdon
County Park System
|
Hunterdon County - Musconetcong
Gorge, Point Mountain |
| Jenny Jump State
Forest |
Warren County |
| Long Pond Ironworks |
The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks site - directions, history, tour info
and trails |
| New
Jersey Conservation Foundation |
Preserves around NJ, with info and detailed trail maps. |
| Northwest
NJ / Skylands Parks |
Info on parks in NW New Jersey |
| Monmouth County Park System |
Park
Info |
| Mountain
Lakes |
Park info |
| Ocean County Parks
System |
List of parks |
| Ramapo State Forest |
Photos and history, Ramapo Lake, Van Slyke Castle ruins |
| Somerset
County Parks |
Parks info and maps |
| Wildcat Ridge Hawkwatch |
See migrating hawks in the spring and fall as
they ride the thermals along the ridge top. |
| Wildcat
Ridge |
Enhancement to the Official Wildcat Ridge website |
| NJ Hiking Resources |
Description |
| Cape May Bird Observatory |
Birding info and maps, part of the New Jersey Audubon Society |
| Catskill
Hiker |
Catskill hiking resource (Catskills are about 3 hrs from central Jersey)
that also contains blogs about hiking in NJ. |
| Epinions.com
- NJ Parks |
Park reviews - dates are old but can still be useful |
| LocalHikes.com |
Trail descriptions, North Jersey and NY |
| New Jersey
Hiking Trails |
GPS Hiking maps of Northern New Jersey - for many parks such as Allamuchy
Mountain S.P, Weldon WMA, Rockaway Valley WMA, Split Rock etc. |
| New Jersey
Scenic |
A scenic guide to NJ: section on Mountains, as well as pinelands,
shore, boardwalks, Cape May, wildlife, farms, cuisine etc. |
| NJ Birding and Wildlife Trails |
Birding and Wildlife watching info - Delaware Bayshore in the south,
Meadowlands area in the NE, and Skylands area in NW Jersey. |
| NJ Trails Association |
Park
info, hike descriptions and trail maps – Burlington, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex Monmouth, Somerset |
| Pineypower.com |
Pine Barrens hiking info |
| Purdes Hiking |
Lots of in-depth trail descriptions. An old site but info is still relevant. |
| Snakes in New Jersey |
NJ Fish and Wildlife brochure, with color photos |
| South
Jersey Forever Green |
Walking, Running, Hiking section. Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer,
Salem and beyond |
| South
Jersey Outdoors |
Parks and Recreation, Pinelands, Nature Centers |
| U.S
Forest Service - Fall Color |
Eastern Region info - the site updates areas of color changes during
the fall months |
