About trails in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Middlesex County has 93 named trails on the map, covering 98.0 miles in total, an average of 1.1 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 21 counties in New Jersey. 87 of them are tagged for hiking and 28 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Green Trail, at 8.6 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 8 trailheads, 8 campsites, and 26 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Spotswood, Deans, and Helmetta.

What the trails in Middlesex County are like

By length, 70 are under a mile, 21 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Frost Trail, at 0.3 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 87 easy and 6 moderate. Of the 93 with measured elevation, Green Trail climbs the most, about 882 ft.

Explore by activity

98Total miles

8Campsites

26Boat launches

8Trailheads

Green TrailHike8.7 mi Blue TrailHike5.9 mi Yellow TrailHike4.8 mi Orange TrailHike4.8 mi Freedom TrailMTB4.8 mi Red TrailHike4.5 mi White TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Middlesex GreenwayMTB3.6 mi Middlesex Greenway TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Kingston TrailsHikeMTB3.5 mi Gravel Hill Trail (White)Hike3.0 mi Ireland Brook Trail (Yellow)Hike2.7 mi Heylar Woods TrailHike2.2 mi Lenape TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow)Hike1.6 mi Gray TrailHike1.6 mi BlueHikeMTB1.4 mi Black (Wildlife Loop Trail)HikeMTB1.4 mi FrostwoodsHikeMTB1.2 mi Farm Road TrailHike1.1 mi OrangeHikeMTB1.0 mi Hidden Pond TrailHike1.0 mi Farrington Lake Trail (Orange)Hike1.0 mi Perrine RoadHike1.0 mi Medwick Park TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Orange Blueberry Flats TrailHike0.9 mi GreenHikeMTB0.9 mi Edith Stevens - White trail loopHikeMTB0.8 mi Beaver Lodge LoopHike0.8 mi Beaver Lodge Loop (green)Hike0.8 mi Forest Brook Trail (Blue)Hike0.8 mi Museum RoadHike0.8 mi Red Turtle TrailHike0.7 mi Del Pinos LoopHike0.7 mi Fitness Nature TrailHike0.7 mi YellowHikeMTB0.7 mi King's TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Edith Stevens - Upper Blue0.6 mi White Pleasant Valley TrailHike0.6 mi Swing Hill Trail (Blue)Hike0.6 mi RedHikeMTB0.6 mi Menlo Park Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Van Dyke LoopHike0.6 mi WhiteHikeMTB0.5 mi Blue Old Bridge Sands TrailHike0.5 mi Mill Pond TrailHike0.5 mi Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spineHike0.5 mi Edith Stevens Trail - Kassim's Chasm0.5 mi Woods Road TrailHike0.5 mi Edith Stevens - Swamp LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Pin Oaks TrailHike0.4 mi Blue / Green / Red TrailHike0.4 mi Quad Loop0.4 mi StearnsHikeMTB0.4 mi Brown Trail (Unmarked)Hike0.4 mi Yellow Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Eagle TrailHike0.4 mi Fresh Ponds SpurHike0.4 mi Powerline CutHike0.3 mi Lonnie TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Òpalanie TrailHike0.3 mi White Pine Glen SpurHike0.3 mi Dragonfly TrailHike0.3 mi Green / Red TrailHike0.3 mi Frost TrailHike0.3 mi Blue / Red TrailHike0.3 mi Songbird TrailHike0.3 mi Swing Hill ShortcutHike0.2 mi Orange-BlueHikeMTB0.2 mi Fresh Meadows Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Racoon TrailHike0.2 mi Woodpecker TrailHike0.2 mi Jackson'sTrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Eco Trail (Green)Hike0.2 mi Brunswick TrailHike0.2 mi MercedesHikeMTB0.2 mi Barn Swallow TrailHike0.2 mi Winton TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Summerhill TrailHike0.2 mi Yellow Trail SpurHike0.1 mi Red Trail SpurHike0.1 mi Short LoopHike0.1 mi Orange-WhiteHikeMTB0.1 mi Gertrude TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Woodwild DriveHike0.1 mi GraveyardHikeMTB0.1 mi Maple Avenue ExtensionHike0.1 mi Carol PlaceHike0.1 mi Walter Avenue Cycle Track0.1 mi Civic Square PromenadeHike0.1 mi Yellow-WhiteHikeMTB0.1 mi Powerline SpurHike0.1 mi South Ashwood MallHike0.1 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.