NJ Hiking
Cheesequake – Yellow, Blue, and Green
Explore Hooks Creek Lake, Perrine Pond, and an Atlantic white cedar swamp.
Catfish Fire Tower – Appalachian Trail
Hike the Appalachian Trail past Catfish Fire Tower for tons of views over New Jersey.
Lake Sonoma, Overlook Rock, Manaticut Point
Loop featuring Lake Sonoma and views from Overlook Rock and Manaticut Point.
Coppermines, Appalachian Trail, Catfish Fire Tower, Rattlesnake Swamp
Loop with streams, water cascades, mines (closed), ridge views, the Catfish fire tower, rhododendron tunnels, and a swamp.
Rutgers Ecological Preserve
Small parcel of old growth forest with a network of easy, scenic trails near Rutgers New Brunswick campus.
Sourland Mountain Preserve
Hike over boardwalks and through the boulders of Devil’s Half Acre and Roaring Rocks.
Double Trouble State Park
Easy, sandy trails through pine barrens and around cranberry bogs with views of Cedar Creek and several reservoirs.
Clayton Park
Hike over rolling forested hills and along Doctor’s Creek in a small park surrounded by Jersey farmlands.
Atsion to Quaker Bridge Loop – Wharton State Forest
Hike through some of the prettiest sections of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens along the scenic Mullica River.
Terrace Pond – West, Circular, North
A rugged route around scenic Terrace Pond with a floating bridge and lot of scrambling.
Terrace Pond North
Rugged, rocky trail that runs along a ridge with many expansive viewpoints before arriving at Terrace Pond.
Institute Woods, Rogers Refuge, Princeton Battlefield
Wander easy trails, cross a swinging bridge, do some birding, and explore a Revolutionary War battlefield.