About hiking in Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey has 160 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 163 miles, an average of 1.0 mile each. The longest is Lenape Trail, at 22.3 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Essex County are like

By length, 121 are under a mile, 34 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 15 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Turtle Back Trail, at 3.4 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 99 easy and 61 moderate. Of the 159 with measured elevation, hiking climbs the most, about 1,461 ft.

All 160 hiking trails, longest first

Lenape TrailHike22.3 mi hikingHike8.7 mi Lenape Trail (Yellow)Hike7.7 mi Red TrailHike5.8 mi Blue TrailHike5.8 mi Turtle Back TrailHike3.4 mi WotopiaHike3.4 mi Great Piece Meadows ReserveHike3.2 mi Swampy TrailHike3.1 mi Turtle Back (Orange)Hike2.8 mi Yellow Trail - LenapeHike2.7 mi West Ridge TrailHike2.6 mi Elmdale TrailHike2.5 mi Zoo LoopHike2.4 mi Rahway TrailHike2.4 mi Elmdale Trail (Blue)Hike2.4 mi Reservoir TrailHike2.3 mi Weequahic Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Crest TrailHike2.1 mi Lenape BowHike2.0 mi River TrailHike1.8 mi Lower MayappleHike1.8 mi Oakdale TrailHike1.7 mi Rahway Trail (White)Hike1.7 mi Reservoir Walking PathHike1.7 mi Summit TrailHike1.6 mi Old Hilltop TrailHike1.6 mi Mayapple TrailHike1.5 mi Green TrailHike1.5 mi Hillspur TrailHike1.5 mi Mills Loop TrailHike1.5 mi Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot)Hike1.4 mi Lenape (Yellow)Hike1.4 mi Peace TrailHike1.3 mi Hemlock Falls LoopHike1.3 mi Oakdale Trail (Red)Hike1.1 mi White TrailHike1.1 mi Overlook TrailHike1.1 mi Trotter TractHike1.0 mi West ConnectorHike1.0 mi Sunset TrailHike0.9 mi Pingry TrailHike0.9 mi Eastview TrailHike0.9 mi Zoo Loop (Green Dot)Hike0.9 mi Overhill TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Brookdale Park West Perimeter PathHike0.9 mi Arrowhead TrailHike0.9 mi C-29 TrailHike0.7 mi BoogalooHike0.7 mi Spruce Trail - Inner LoopHike0.7 mi Unblazed TrailHike0.7 mi Interpretive TrailHike0.7 mi Interpretive Trail (White-Orange)Hike0.7 mi Rahway Low ExtHike0.7 mi Woodland TrailHike0.6 mi Reservoir Loop / Zoo Loop (Green Dot)Hike0.6 mi Openwood TrailHike0.6 mi Disco StuHikeMTB0.6 mi Orange TrailHike0.6 mi Ligne MaginotHike0.6 mi Ball's Bluff TrailHike0.6 mi Longwood TrailHike0.6 mi Spruce Trail - Outer LoopHike0.5 mi Lenape Yellow BlazeHike0.5 mi Switchback TrailHike0.5 mi Grassy TrailHike0.5 mi Turtle Back BypassHike0.5 mi South Lavender Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Turtle Back Trail (Orange)Hike0.5 mi West Essex/Powerline ConnectorHike0.5 mi Painters Point TrailHike0.5 mi Rahway Lower Ext White/RedHike0.5 mi Stony Brook TrailHike0.5 mi West Connector Green/WhiteHike0.5 mi Powerline TrailHike0.5 mi Blue Stripe TrailHike0.5 mi Branch Brook Park Foot PathHike0.5 mi High Water BypassHike0.5 mi O'Connor Park trackHike0.4 mi Lower White TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Reservoir/Zoo Loop (Green Dot)Hike0.4 mi Tenacious SOBsHike0.4 mi North Lavender Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Aqua TrailHike0.4 mi Aqual TrailHike0.4 mi Afterglow TrailHike0.4 mi Upper HemlockHike0.4 mi Painters Point Trail (Blue-White)Hike0.4 mi Maple Falls TrailHike0.4 mi Mini STHikeMTB0.4 mi Upper White TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Rahway High ExtHike0.4 mi Rahway Upper Ext Red/WhiteHike0.4 mi Inscription TrailHike0.4 mi FencelineHike0.4 mi Reservior RoadHike0.4 mi Misc TrailHike0.4 mi Middle ChildHike0.4 mi North TrailHike0.4 mi Rahway Trail WhiteHike0.4 mi Red BlazeHike0.3 mi Glen Bridle TrailHike0.3 mi EndorHike0.3 mi Local Homes Access TrailHike0.3 mi OrangeHike0.3 mi Morris Canal PathHike0.3 mi Informal TrailHike0.3 mi C26 TrailHike0.3 mi Turtleback ConnectorHike0.3 mi Glen TrailHike0.3 mi Yantacaw Brook Park PathHike0.3 mi Collins School PathHike0.3 mi Crosswood TrailHike0.3 mi Stream TrailHike0.3 mi 2nd Mountain TrailHike0.3 mi Cross TrailHike0.3 mi Verona Pool AccessHike0.3 mi Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Ravine TrailHike0.3 mi Big BrotherHike0.3 mi Harrison School PathHike0.3 mi Roller TrailHike0.2 mi Broad Woods TrailHike0.2 mi Bear LaneHike0.2 mi Lenape/Bird Lane TrailHike0.2 mi Porter Park Foot PathHike0.2 mi West Essex/Roller ConnectorHike0.2 mi Underhill TrailHike0.2 mi Bridge TrailHike0.2 mi Becker Farm Blue Bird TrailHike0.2 mi Openwood RoadHike0.2 mi More Peace TrailHike0.2 mi UnblazedHike0.2 mi Water Tower LoopHike0.2 mi Blue Dot ConnectorHike0.2 mi Rahway Trail (White) / West ConnectorHike0.2 mi Hincks AlleyHike0.2 mi Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange)Hike0.2 mi C-29 Climb DirectionHike0.1 mi Lower Mayapple Drop-InHike0.1 mi Mills Gate TrailHike0.1 mi North Hawthorne LaneHike0.1 mi Northeast School Access PathHike0.1 mi Rahway Trail (White);River TrailHike0.1 mi Edgewood TrailHike0.1 mi Bloomfield Township RiverwalkHike0.1 mi Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot)Hike0.1 mi Walking PathHike0.1 mi Glenmont Grounds FootpathHike0.1 mi Alley of TreesHike0.1 mi Mid Park LnHike0.1 mi Whitbay AccessHike0.1 mi Yellow Trail -Lenapy BypassHike0.1 mi Victor PlaceHike0.1 mi Fairlawn WalkHike0.1 mi Hillspur RoadHike0.1 mi Dikes LaneHike0.1 mi Blue/ Lenape YellowHike0.1 mi Inscription AccessHike0.1 mi South Hawthorne LaneHike0.1 mi

← All Essex County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.