About trails in Mercer County, New Jersey

Mercer County has 155 named trails on the map, covering 257 miles in total, an average of 1.7 miles per trail. That is the 9th largest mapped trail network among 21 counties in New Jersey. 137 of them are tagged for hiking and 42 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Lawrence Hopewell Trail, at 38.8 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 15 trailheads, 3 campsites, 1 waterfall, and 7 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Titusville, Hamilton Square, and Hopewell.

What the trails in Mercer County are like

By length, 98 are under a mile, 48 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Curlis Woods Trail, at 6.2 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 134 easy and 21 moderate. Of the 154 with measured elevation, Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath climbs the most, about 596 ft.

Explore by activity

257Total miles

3Campsites

7Boat launches

1Waterfalls

15Trailheads

Lawrence Hopewell TrailMTB38.8 mi NJ State Long TrailHike29.9 mi D&R Canal TowpathHikeMTB8.3 mi Delaware and Raritan Canal TowpathHikeMTB7.1 mi Johnson Trolley Line TrailMTB6.8 mi Watershed TrailHike6.7 mi Curlis Woods TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi Trolley Line TrailHike5.5 mi Mercer Meadows Park5.2 mi Blue Dot TrailHike4.8 mi BlueHikeMTB4.7 mi Maidenhead Trail4.4 mi Twin Pines Trail4.2 mi Ridge TrailHike4.1 mi Red TrailHike3.9 mi Green TrailHike3.6 mi Jacobs Creek Trail (white)Hike3.1 mi Copper Hill Trail2.9 mi Stony Brook TrailHike2.7 mi Red Dot TrailHike2.7 mi Continental Lane TrailHike2.6 mi Summit Trail2.6 mi RedHikeMTB2.5 mi Laurie Chauncey TrailHike2.3 mi Horseback Riding TrailHike2.1 mi Washington Crossing Horseback Trail2.1 mi Ridge Trail (white)HikeMTB2.1 mi Green Dot TrailHike2.0 mi WhiteHike2.0 mi Honey Hollow TrailHike1.9 mi White TrailHike1.8 mi YellowHike1.7 mi Cross Country CourseHike1.6 mi Pennington Loop TrailHike1.6 mi Hopewell Sourland TrailHike1.6 mi Woodsville Preserve TrailHike1.6 mi Rosedale Road Bike PathHikeMTB1.6 mi Jogging TrailHike1.5 mi Kuser Trail1.4 mi Carson Road Woods - Green TrailHike1.4 mi Switchback TrailHike1.3 mi Paxson's LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi D&R GreenwayMTB1.3 mi Stony Brook TrailsHike1.3 mi Pleasant Valley Trail1.2 mi Pleasant Valley Trail (white)HikeMTB1.2 mi Northwest Loop Trail1.2 mi NW Loop TrailHike1.2 mi NW Loop Trail (red)HikeMTB1.2 mi Meadow / Pond TrailHike1.2 mi FoHVOS Thompson Preserve TrailHike1.2 mi Pipeline Trail1.1 mi Ettl Farm TrailHike1.1 mi Eastern RedHikeMTB1.1 mi Carson Road Woods - Red TrailHike1.1 mi Sourlands Foothills TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi blue squareHike1.0 mi Etra Lake PathwayHike0.9 mi Red squareHike0.9 mi Roger C. Cook GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Kate's TrailHike0.9 mi All Saints TrailHike0.9 mi Blue TrailHike0.9 mi Summit trail - Blue squareHike0.9 mi Yellow / Great Road-Stewart TrailHike0.9 mi Reed / Bryan Farm TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi unblazedHike0.8 mi Meadow/Pond TrailHike0.8 mi Flash FloodHikeMTB0.8 mi Bear Swamp TrailHike0.8 mi Farm/History TrailHike0.8 mi Trolley Track TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Yellow Dot TrailHike0.7 mi Switchback Trail - yellow squareHike0.7 mi Lawrence Hopewell Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.7 mi Unmarked TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Drexel Woods Blue TrailHike0.7 mi John Hart LoopHike0.7 mi OrangeHikeMTB0.7 mi Farm History Trail0.7 mi Cedar Grove TrailHike0.7 mi Mercer Meadows Stony Brook TrailHike0.7 mi power line trailHike0.6 mi Tiger TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Dipping ToesHikeMTB0.6 mi Carson Road Woods - Yellow TrailHike0.6 mi Loveless Nature Preserve TrailHike0.6 mi Johnson Trolley LineHikeMTB0.6 mi Ewing TrailHike0.5 mi Delaware River Heritage TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi BruinHikeMTB0.5 mi Middle TrailHike0.5 mi Penn Lyle TrailHike0.5 mi Far Trail0.5 mi Blur / Scout LoopHike0.5 mi ConoverHikeMTB0.5 mi Power Line RoadHike0.5 mi Tilghman WalkHike0.5 mi Creek Spur TrailHike0.4 mi Featherbed Meadows West TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Orange TrailHike0.4 mi Teachers' WayHike0.4 mi Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Walking PathHike0.4 mi Maidenhead Meadows Bridge and PathHikeMTB0.4 mi Millstone River trailHike0.4 mi White / South TrailHike0.4 mi River's Edge TrailHike0.4 mi Pennington ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Boardwalk TrailHike0.4 mi Marsh Trail0.4 mi Pedestrian PathHike0.4 mi Near Trail0.3 mi power line pathHike0.3 mi Stone Bridge TrailHike0.3 mi Watershed Trail / Meadow/Pond TrailHike0.3 mi McCosh WalkHike0.3 mi Temporary LHT ConnectorHike0.3 mi Red / Pond View SpurHike0.3 mi Littlebrook Road FootpathHike0.3 mi PurpleHike0.3 mi Fool's Trail0.3 mi UnmarkedHike0.3 mi Jamie's RunHikeMTB0.3 mi Mercer County Right of WayHike0.3 mi Yellow trailHike0.2 mi Drexel Woods White TrailHike0.2 mi Brady's WayHikeMTB0.2 mi Green / Drake's Corner SpurHike0.2 mi Olden TrailHike0.2 mi BarryHikeMTB0.2 mi TerrapinHikeMTB0.2 mi Tindall's TrailHike0.2 mi Guyot AvenueHike0.2 mi Green WhiteHike0.2 mi South View PassHike0.2 mi Rogers Refuge blue trailHikeMTB0.2 mi Maidenhead-Twin PinesHikeMTB0.2 mi Lindbergh LaneHike0.2 mi Grist Mill Trail (orange)HikeMTB0.2 mi South PostHikeMTB0.2 mi White -- Hollow Rd TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Watershed Trail / Farm/History TrailHike0.2 mi Province Line Road BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Stout's PathHike0.2 mi Red Dot / Yellow DotHike0.2 mi Shapiro WalkHike0.2 mi Millstone River lower trailHike0.1 mi WalkwayHikeMTB0.1 mi Red WhiteHike0.1 mi Red Trail;Orange TrailHike0.1 mi Pine LoopHike0.1 mi Orange / Council Rock TrailHike0.1 mi 1699 TrailHike0.1 mi Frog War TrailHike0.1 mi OxcartHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Mercer County

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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.