Easy Hikes
Franklin Parker Preserve – Chatsworth
Hike through a beautiful section of the pine barrens and around old cranberry bogs.
Dingmans Falls
Two beautiful waterfalls accessible to everyone via a short boardwalk trail through a hemlock ravine filled with rhododendron.
Union Transportation Trail
Sunny rail trail that rolls through farmland and fields in Monmouth County.
Helyar Woods at Rutgers Gardens
A small section of woods adjacent to Rutgers Gardens and Westons Mill Pond.
Henry Hudson Trail – Marlboro to Freehold
A mostly shady and paved rail-trail with just a few minor hills from Marlboro to Freehold.
Mercer County Park
Easy trail that skirts the edge of Lake Mercer, travels through woods and along fields and streams.
Biking the Lehigh Gorge Trail
Guide to the section of the Delaware & Lehigh (D&L) rail-trail that runs through Lehigh Gorge State Park.
Tillman Ravine
Shady hike in a pretty hemlock forest that features nice cascades and a cemetery dating to the 1800s.
Stony Brook Falls
Hike to two pretty waterfalls – one stepped and the other angled – along Stony Brook.
South Mountain Fairy Trail
Easy, short trail lined with whimsical “fairy houses” made entirely of natural materials.