Cheesequake State Park – Green Trail
Pleasant hike over rolling hills and through beautiful marshlands with the assistance of numerous boardwalks.
Easy Hikes
Cheesequake – Yellow, Blue, and Green
Explore Hooks Creek Lake, Perrine Pond, and an Atlantic white cedar swamp.
Henry Hudson Trail – Marlboro to Matawan
Easy paved rail-trail that rolls along a tree-lined path between Marlboro and Matawan.
Double Trouble State Park
Easy, sandy trails through pine barrens and around cranberry bogs with views of Cedar Creek and several reservoirs.
Clayton Park
Hike over rolling forested hills and along Doctor’s Creek in a small park surrounded by Jersey farmlands.
Rancocas State Park
Sandy trail that runs along the winding Rancocas Creek and passes by the remains of an old house.
Biking Paulinskill Valley – Warbasse Junction to Old Station
Biking part of the Paulinskill Valley Trail in summer.
Helyar Woods at Rutgers Gardens
A small section of woods adjacent to Rutgers Gardens and Westons Mill Pond.
Thompson Park Conservation Area
Two connecting sections of trails through forest and along meadows and farms.
Franklin Pond Nature Trail
Short nature trail at Franklin Pond created by Erin Kidd for their Girl Scout Gold Award Project.
Henry Hudson Trail and the Bayshore Trail
Paved trail with views of marshlands, suburban areas, Sandy Hook Bay, and the New York skyline.