About hiking in Sussex County

Sussex County, New Jersey has 214 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 371 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Blue Mountain Loop Trail, at 28.8 miles. 18 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Sussex County are like

By length, 126 are under a mile, 70 run 1 to 5 miles, and 18 are 5 miles or longer. 23 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Red Dot Trail, at 7.3 miles.

Of the 93 with a difficulty rating, 25 easy, 67 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 214 with measured elevation, Blue Mountain Loop Trail climbs the most, about 2,197 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 214 hiking trails, longest first

Blue Mountain Loop TrailHike28.8 mi Lake Hopatcong TrailHike15.1 mi Rock Oak TrailHikeMTB13.0 mi Woods RoadHike11.0 mi Crater Lake Loop TrailHike10.2 mi Blue Mt Lake TrailHike7.5 mi Red Dot TrailHikeMTB7.3 mi Coursen TrailHike7.3 mi Stony Brook TrailHike7.2 mi Unmarked TrailHike7.0 mi Waving Willie TrailHike6.9 mi Timberdoodle TrailHike6.6 mi Criss TrailHike6.5 mi Monument TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Wawayanda Lake LoopHikeMTB5.4 mi Walpack Ridge TrailHike5.4 mi Willow Crest TrailHike5.2 mi Ranger TrailHike5.1 mi Pebble TrailHike5.0 mi Waterloo-517 TrailHike5.0 mi Twin Bridges TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Cherry Ridge TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Tower TrailHike3.9 mi Andover Loop TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Cedar Swamp TrailHike3.6 mi Wood Duck Nature TrailHike3.5 mi Blue Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Dagmar Dale Trail North LoopHike3.3 mi Grist Mill TrailHike3.1 mi Silver Mine TrailHike3.0 mi William Hoeferlin TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Timber TrailHike2.8 mi Iron Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Lead Mine TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi hikingHike2.6 mi Highlands Trail/LHTHike2.6 mi Glacial TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Duck Pond TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Stoll TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Steffen TrailHike2.5 mi Highlands Trail (Teal)HikeMTB2.4 mi Orange TrailHike2.3 mi Andover Loop/Sussex Branch TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Wingdam TrailHike2.1 mi Iron Mine RoadHike2.1 mi Military Road TrailHike2.1 mi Ice CreamHikeMTB2.1 mi Spring Lake TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Lehigh and Hudson Rail TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Acropolis TrailHike1.9 mi Ayers TrailHike1.9 mi Dagmar Dale Trail South LoopHike1.9 mi Explorer TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Life TrailHike1.8 mi Limestone TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Green TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Tiger BloodHike1.7 mi Wawayanda Lake Connector TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Audubon TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Tamarack Trail (White)HikeMTB1.6 mi Fuller TrailHike1.6 mi Liberty Loop TrailHike1.6 mi Brink RoadHike1.6 mi Blue Dot TrailHike1.6 mi Double Pond TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Woods Road/Red Maple TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Laurel Pond TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Buttermilk Falls TrailHike1.4 mi Half Blue Moon TrailHike1.4 mi Hemlock and LoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Jacobs Ladder TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Iron Mine TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Blair Creek White TrailHike1.4 mi Old BlueHike1.4 mi Morris Canal GreenwayHikeMTB1.4 mi Black Eagle TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Lake Hopatcong/Highlands TrailHike1.3 mi Liberty Loop/Appalachian TrailHike1.3 mi Boulder Garden TrailHike1.2 mi footHike1.1 mi Weldon Brook/Highlands TrailHike1.1 mi Mansfield Bike PathHikeMTB1.1 mi Arapaho TrailHike1.1 mi Friggin MiddleHikeMTB1.1 mi Byram Trail (Gray)HikeMTB1.0 mi Powerline TrailHike1.0 mi Monument / Shawangunk Ridge TrailHike1.0 mi Shay Road/TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Twin Lakes TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Pebble/Waterloo-517 TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi LHT spur (Brooklyn Mt.)Hike1.0 mi WingdamHikeMTB1.0 mi Van Ness RoadHike1.0 mi Mojo SwampHikeMTB0.9 mi Unmarked Woods RoadHike0.9 mi Donkey's Hollow TrailHike0.9 mi Evergreen TrailHike0.9 mi Americorps Mountain TrailHike0.9 mi Lookout TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Shale TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Black MagicHike0.9 mi Blue Heron TrailHike0.9 mi Andover Junction TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Hardyston TownshipHike0.9 mi Emmons Path TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Unmaintained TrailHike0.9 mi Americorps Valley TrailHike0.9 mi Appalachian Trail/Pochuck BoardwalkHike0.9 mi Lumpy BumpyHikeMTB0.8 mi Pines TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Racoon TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi LHT (B-D: Senior Ctr to HMS)Hike0.8 mi Rutherford Shelter TrailHike0.8 mi Mount Nebo TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Arapho TrailHike0.8 mi Hemlock TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Hidden Ponds TrailHike0.7 mi Field TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Blue Half Moon TrailHike0.7 mi Geology TrailHike0.7 mi Red Dot Cedar ConnectorHike0.7 mi Orange/Highlands TrailHike0.7 mi Steenykill TrailHike0.7 mi BSA ConnectorHikeMTB0.7 mi Rattlesnake TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Cabin TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Sheila TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Bear Claw TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi North Entrance TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pump House TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pickle TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Upper Ridge Road TrailHike0.6 mi Parker/Blue Mountain Loop TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Tillman Ravine TrailHike0.5 mi NJ Audubon TrailHike0.5 mi Mt Inlet Loop (Yellow)Hike0.5 mi UnblazedHikeMTB0.5 mi Blue Mountain Connector TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Great TrailHike0.5 mi Silver Mine BranchHike0.5 mi LHT (F-Veterans Field)Hike0.5 mi More BlueHikeMTB0.5 mi Lafayette Lawler TrailHike0.5 mi EarthwormHikeMTB0.5 mi Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Cemetery TrailHike0.5 mi Unofficial TrailHike0.4 mi Fuller/Life TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Monument/Shawangunk Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Sinkhole TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Tombstone TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Vernal TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi LHT (I -CC Loop)Hike0.4 mi Eberling MemorialHikeMTB0.4 mi Hemlock Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Passage TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi LHT spur (Camp Tr)Hike0.4 mi LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT)Hike0.4 mi BSAHikeMTB0.4 mi LHT Spur (Firehouse)Hike0.4 mi Short Cut TrailHike0.4 mi Frying PanHike0.4 mi Flatbrookville - Stillwater Road (Closed)HikeMTB0.4 mi Stony Brook/Tower TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi XC Ski Trail (Mojo Swamp / Pond Connector)HikeMTB0.4 mi LHT spur (Bowdoin Tr.)Hike0.4 mi Wawayanda Lake Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Cross Road/William Hoeferlin TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Skyline DriveHike0.3 mi LHT Spur (H-Leo Ave)Hike0.3 mi Morris Canal ConnectorHike0.3 mi Tenderfoot TrailHike0.3 mi LHT Alexandria Spur (North-South)Hike0.3 mi AT Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Mine LoopHike0.3 mi Old Swenson Farm TrailHike0.3 mi JEMA TrailHike0.3 mi LHT spur (CC Loop)Hike0.3 mi Waving Willie CutoffHikeMTB0.3 mi Edison's Ravine TrailHike0.3 mi Scenic Overlook (Orange)Hike0.3 mi The Wooden Duck B&BHikeMTB0.2 mi Dagmar Dale Trail LoopHike0.2 mi Rumsey WayHike0.2 mi Andover Junction/Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Cedar Swamp / Shawangunk Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Tigers BloodHike0.2 mi Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Brown PowHike0.2 mi LHT spur (Camp Tr.)Hike0.2 mi Berms-n-Turns EHikeMTB0.2 mi Berms-n-Turns WHikeMTB0.2 mi Brink Road/Shelter TrailHike0.2 mi Red TrailHike0.2 mi LHT spur (Durban Ave School)Hike0.2 mi Leprechaun TrailHike0.2 mi Sugarbrush TrailHike0.2 mi Alexandra-SPUR (East-West)Hike0.2 mi Wawayanda Lake Loop / Wingdam TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Unity TrailHike0.2 mi Tamarack Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Mashipacong/Iris/Appalachian TrailHike0.2 mi Blue TrailHike0.2 mi LHT spur (Mt Inlet)Hike0.2 mi Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Stony Brook/Blue Mountain Loop TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Nacho TrailHike0.1 mi LHT spur (Mildred)Hike0.1 mi Predmore RoadHike0.1 mi Coss Road/Red Maple TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Unblazed (Overlock)Hike0.1 mi Mog TrailHike0.1 mi Blue CutoffHikeMTB0.1 mi LHT Spur (Hilltop Field-2)Hike0.1 mi

← All Sussex 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 4, 2026.