About trails in Ocean County, New Jersey

Ocean County has 86 named trails on the map, covering 250 miles in total, an average of 2.9 miles per trail. That is the 15th largest mapped trail network among 21 counties in New Jersey. 70 of them are tagged for hiking and 17 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Double Trouble, at 54.9 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 23 campsites, and 45 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Ocean Acres, Beachwood, and Forked River.

What the trails in Ocean County are like

By length, 47 are under a mile, 27 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Red Trail, at 3.0 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 83 easy. Of the 83 with measured elevation, Double Trouble climbs the most, about 328 ft.

Explore by activity

250Total miles

23Campsites

45Boat launches

1Trailheads

Double TroubleMTB54.9 mi Shore Tour CentralMTB49.1 mi Barnegat Branch TrailMTB26.2 mi bicycleMTB12.8 mi Jones RoadHike8.5 mi Island Beach State Park Bike RouteMTB8.5 mi Ocean View TrailHikeMTB7.5 mi Tindey Hiking TrailHike7.4 mi Keith Survey Line of 1686Hike5.4 mi Bike/Multi Use TrailHike3.9 mi Long Ridge RoadHike3.3 mi Michael T. Mangum Trail (white)Hike3.0 mi Airport Tract Bicycle TrailMTB3.0 mi Red TrailHike3.0 mi Yellow TrailHike2.9 mi Saw Mill Tract Bicycle Trail2.1 mi Beachwood Municipal TrailMTB2.0 mi White BlazesHike1.9 mi Old Halfway RoadHike1.9 mi Frog Pond Loop (blue)Hike1.8 mi Cedar Creek Trail1.8 mi Elysian ParkHike1.7 mi Stafford Forge RoadHike1.7 mi Sweetwater TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Blue TrailHike1.5 mi Blueberry Island RoadHike1.4 mi Eagleswood-Stafford RoadHike1.3 mi Swordens PondHike1.3 mi Swordens Pond Loop1.3 mi deCamp Wildlife TrailHike1.3 mi Seawood Harbor Bike TrailMTB1.3 mi Metedeconk Preserve TrailHike1.1 mi Gille Park TrailHike1.1 mi Mill Pond TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi East Riviera AvenueHike1.1 mi Forest Loop (Geen-dot) TrailHike1.1 mi Lamson RoadHike0.9 mi Cedar Bonnet TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Woodmansie RoadHike0.9 mi White-Blue TrailHike0.8 mi Seaside Heights BoardwalkHike0.8 mi Lacey Rail TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi White-Red TrailHike0.7 mi Double Trouble State Park0.7 mi Nature Trail / Sweetwater TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Interpretive TrailHike0.6 mi Frog Pond Loop Extension (yellow)Hike0.6 mi Old Cedar Bridge RoadHike0.5 mi Brookville RoadHike0.5 mi Old Egg Harbor RoadHike0.5 mi Point Pleasant BoardwalkHike0.5 mi Wells Mill RoadHike0.5 mi Mitchell School Cross Country Trail (green)Hike0.5 mi Standish AvenueHike0.4 mi Grassle Marsh TrailHike0.4 mi Judith E. Gerkins PathHike0.4 mi Reed’s Road TrailHike0.4 mi Spruce Street TrailHike0.4 mi Spizzle Creek Bird Blind TrailHike0.3 mi A. Jerome Walnut Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Clear Brook TraiHikeMTB0.3 mi Clear Brook Trail0.3 mi Old Egg Harbor Road (blue)Hike0.3 mi Plant Discovery TrailHike0.3 mi Good Luck Point TrailHike0.3 mi Red BlazesHike0.3 mi Sanders LaneHike0.2 mi Yellow Dam RoadHike0.2 mi Swamp SpurHike0.2 mi Two Bit RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Grinnell AvenueHike0.2 mi Boardwalk TrailHike0.2 mi Maritime Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Nature Trail (green) / Sweetwater TraiHikeMTB0.2 mi Bowman RoadHike0.2 mi Hideaway Bay Nature TrailHike0.2 mi Tuckerton BoardwalkHike0.1 mi Community Park TrailHike0.1 mi Coast Guard Station #110 TrailHike0.1 mi Range RoadHike0.1 mi Central CourtHike0.1 mi 14th StreetHike0.1 mi Riverside AvenueHike0.1 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.