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Bergen County Trail Maps
223 named trails across Bergen County, New Jersey, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County has 223 named trails on the map, covering 259 miles in total, an average of 1.2 miles per trail. That is the 6th largest mapped trail network among 21 counties in New Jersey. 218 of them are tagged for hiking and 51 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Shore Trail, at 14.4 miles. 8 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 4 campsites, 5 waterfalls, and 14 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Ringwood, Ramapo College of New Jersey, and Oakland.
What the trails in Bergen County are like
By length, 155 are under a mile, 60 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 30 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Backslope Trail, at 4.4 miles.
Every one carries a difficulty rating: 130 easy, 89 moderate, and 4 hard. Of the 213 with measured elevation, Shore Trail climbs the most, about 4,917 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .