Best Hiking Trails in New Jersey | Trailmonger

About hiking in New Jersey

New Jersey has 2,539 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 3,945 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Batona Trail in Burlington County, at 93.8 miles. 147 run 5 miles or longer. 21 of the state's counties have at least one; Passaic County has the most, with 331 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Batona TrailHikeBurlington County93.8 mi Mount Misery Trail (white)HikeMTBBurlington County77.9 mi Patriots' PathHikeMorris County75.9 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBMorris County54.4 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBMorris County39.4 mi Four Birds TrailHikeMorris County36.0 mi White TrailHikeMTBMorris County35.2 mi Red TrailHikeMTBMorris County33.1 mi Highlands TrailHikeMorris County31.7 mi NJ State Long TrailHikeMercer County29.9 mi Blue Mountain Loop TrailHikeSussex County28.8 mi Orange TrailHikeMTBMorris County28.1 mi Glassworks Trail (green)HikeBurlington County26.7 mi Red TrailHikeMTBHunterdon County24.9 mi Burnt Mill Trail (red)HikeCamden County23.4 mi Lenape TrailHikeEssex County22.3 mi Green TrailHikeMTBMorris County21.7 mi Sandy Ridge - Tulpehocken TrailHikeBurlington County19.8 mi Green TrailHikeBurlington County19.3 mi Blue TrailHikeHunterdon County19.0 mi White TrailHikeMTBHunterdon County18.7 mi White TrailHikeMTBBurlington County18.2 mi Orange TrailHikeMTBHunterdon County18.0 mi Patriots' Path (Blue)HikeMTBMorris County17.9 mi Morris Canal GreenwayHikeMTBPassaic County16.9 mi

Trails 26–50

Delaware and Raritan Canal TrailHikeMTBHunterdon County16.5 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBBurlington County15.8 mi Peaceful Partners TrailHikeMTBBurlington County15.7 mi Atlantic County BikewayHikeMTBAtlantic County15.1 mi Lake Hopatcong TrailHikeSussex County15.1 mi Sierra TrailHikeUnion County14.5 mi Delaware River Heritage TrailHikeMTBBurlington County14.5 mi Randolph TrailsHikeMTBMorris County14.5 mi Yellow TrailHikePassaic County14.4 mi Shore TrailHikeBergen County14.4 mi Stonetown Circular TrailHikePassaic County13.9 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBHunterdon County13.9 mi Creek TrailHikeSomerset County13.4 mi Blackwells TrailHikeSomerset County13.2 mi Rock Oak TrailHikeMTBSussex County13.0 mi Red Maple TrailHikeSussex County13.0 mi Long Path - Section 1HikeBergen County12.5 mi West Morris GreenwayHikeMTBMorris County11.7 mi Blue TrailHikeWarren County11.4 mi Red LoopHikeBurlington County11.3 mi Yellow TrailHikeWarren County11.2 mi White TrailHikeUnion County11.1 mi Woods RoadHikeSussex County11.0 mi Morris Canal GreenwayHikeMTBWarren County10.9 mi Green LoopHikeBurlington County10.8 mi

Trails 51–75

REI Corkscrew White TrailHikeMTBBurlington County10.4 mi Perimeter TrailHikeMonmouth County10.4 mi Bearfort Ridge TrailHikePassaic County10.3 mi Rocky Brook TrailHikeMTBMonmouth County10.3 mi Crater Lake Loop TrailHikeSussex County10.2 mi Purple TrailHikeUnion County10.2 mi Hasenclever Iron TrailHikePassaic County10.0 mi Sam Lambert Trail / Red FootpathHikeBurlington County9.9 mi Long PathHikeBergen County9.8 mi Cooper Union TrailHikePassaic County9.4 mi Cedar TrailHikeSomerset County9.0 mi Terrace Pond West Loop TrailHikePassaic County9.0 mi Splitrock TrailHikeMorris County8.9 mi hikingHikeEssex County8.7 mi Green TrailHikeMiddlesex County8.7 mi Red TrailHikeSomerset County8.6 mi Jones RoadHikeOcean County8.5 mi Yellow TrailHikeBergen County8.4 mi Long PathHikeBurlington County8.4 mi Wyanokie Crest TrailHikePassaic County8.3 mi D&R Canal TowpathHikeMTBMercer County8.3 mi Falkinburg (Purple) TrailHikeBurlington County8.1 mi Mullica River Trail (yellow)HikeBurlington County8.0 mi Lenape Trail (Yellow)HikeEssex County7.7 mi Devils Half-Acre TrailHikeSomerset County7.6 mi

Trails 76–100

Jenny Jump Trail (Light Blue)HikeWarren County7.5 mi Ocean View TrailHikeMTBOcean County7.5 mi Schuber TrailHikeBergen County7.5 mi Blue Mt Lake TrailHikeSussex County7.5 mi Clinton West TrailHikePassaic County7.4 mi Tindey Hiking TrailHikeOcean County7.4 mi Red Dot TrailHikeMTBSussex County7.3 mi Coursen TrailHikeSussex County7.3 mi Stony Brook TrailHikeSussex County7.2 mi Delaware and Raritan Canal TowpathHikeMTBMercer County7.1 mi Terrace Pond North Loop TrailHikePassaic County7.0 mi Unmarked TrailHikeSussex County7.0 mi Oreland Rail TrailHikeMTBMorris County7.0 mi Cross Country TrailHikeMonmouth County7.0 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBSomerset County7.0 mi Whispering Pines TrailHikeBurlington County6.9 mi Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)HikeMonmouth County6.9 mi Waving Willie TrailHikeSussex County6.9 mi Mount Misery TrailHikeMTBBurlington County6.9 mi Wyanokie Circular Loop TrailHikePassaic County6.9 mi Blue Connector TrailsHikeMTBBurlington County6.8 mi Manaticut TrailHikePassaic County6.7 mi Watershed TrailHikeMercer County6.7 mi WhiteHikeMTBMorris County6.7 mi Pancake Hollow TrailHikeMTBPassaic County6.7 mi

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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 October 25, 2026.