New Jersey Fishing Trails & Trail Maps

Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
Berkshire Valley Management Area Trail The Berkshire Valley Management Area Trail passes through hardwood forests and affords views of the valley below to the right. Equestrians must have a NJ Wildlife Permit, which is available from NJ...	NJ	2.1 mi	Ballast, Cinder	5 reviews
Black River County Park Trail In the mid 1800s Chester, New Jersey, was the home of the iron ore industry; railroads shipped the ore all over the county. With the end of the industry, however, the rail lines were abandoned, turned...	NJ	2.3 mi	Dirt	2 reviews
Black River Wildlife Management Area Trail This trail goes through the Black River Wildlife Management area along streambeds and forest. Equestrians must have a NJ Wildlife Permit, which is available from NJ DEP for a fee. The trail follows...	NJ	4 mi	Ballast	17 reviews
Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area This pleasant, flat rail-trail parallels Capoolong Creek through the Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area for nearly 4 miles. The surface is varied, so the trail is best suited for hiking or...	NJ	3.7 mi	Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel	11 reviews
Columbia Trail The Columbia Trail has the distinction of being named for a natural gas pipeline that runs beneath it for 15 miles in rural northern New Jersey. The crushed-stone trail rolls along the South Branch of...	NJ	15 mi	Crushed Stone	117 reviews
Cooper River Park Camden's Cooper River Park is found on both the north and south shores of Cooper River Lake. The urban park is open daily from dawn to dusk and offers a paved loop path for bikers and pedestrians, as...	NJ	4.2 mi	Asphalt	15 reviews
Corson's Inlet Rail Trail Corson's Inlet Rail-Trail begins at the parking lot off County 619 (by the bridge) in Corson's Inlet State Park and runs for a short distance across the upper dunes above the beach. There are plans to...	NJ	0.33 mi	Gravel	2 reviews
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail Spanning more than 70 miles, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail is the longest completed multiuse trail in the state and is described by many as the crown jewel of New Jersey trails. A...	NJ	72.8 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt	105 reviews
Historic Smithville Park Trails The village of Smithville, upon which the Historic Smithville Park (open 8 a.m.–30 minutes after sunset) sits, has a long and colorful past—and some important connections to the history of bicycles in...	NJ	3.9 mi	Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Woodchips	6 reviews
Johnson Trolley Line Trail The Johnson Trolley Line has two sections, north and south, which are split by Interstate 95; there is talk of building an overpass to link the two segments. The Trenton-Princeton Traction Company ran...	NJ	3.3 mi	Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel	11 reviews
Kingston Branch Loop Trail The Kingston Branch Loop Trail is a trip up one side and down the other of the scenic tree-lined Delaware and Raritan Canal. The eastern half of the loop follows the bed of the Rocky Hill Railroad and...	NJ	1.75 mi	Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	8 reviews
Lake Iliff Trail This is the first phase of the proposed Lehigh & Hudson River Rail Trail. The second phase will connect Hillside Park to Kittatinny Valley State Park. It is hoped that there will be an eventual...	NJ	1.1 mi	Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone	2 reviews
Landsdown Trail The Landsdown Trail runs 1.8 miles between Lower Landsdown Road and W. Main in Clinton. The trail passes among open fields, woodlands and wetlands and provides access to the South Branch of the...	NJ	1.8 mi	Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	4 reviews
Manasquan Reservoir Trail The Manasquan Reservoir Trail is located in the Howell Township and provides a great natural destination in the heart of the town. The trail forms a perimeter loop around the 770 acre reservoir...	NJ	4.8 mi	Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt	9 reviews
Maurice River Bikeway Trail The Maurice River Bikeway Trail provides access to shops, recreational parks, and riverside riding all in one. Starting behind the city hall, travelers will be just off the river on Ware Avenue in...	NJ	1.4 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	1 reviews
Paulinskill Valley Trail The Paulinskill Valley Trail follows a creek by the same name through a section of rural New Jersey with a strong German influence. In fact, the word kill is Dutch for “riverbed or stream channel.”...	NJ	27.1 mi	Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass	60 reviews
Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail This trail is much better suited to walking than to biking. It provides excellent access to the Pequest River which is stocked with trout. Not all of the bridges across the river have been decked and...	NJ	4.2 mi	Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel	4 reviews
Perth Amboy Harbor Walk The Perth Amboy Harbor Walk offers scenic views of the Raritan Bay and Raritan River as it hugs the shoreline of the City of Perth Amboy, founded in 1683 and home to one of the nation's oldest ports....	NJ	0.7 mi	Concrete	0 reviews
Taylor SteelWorkers Historical Greenway DESCRIPTION: The Created by Union Forge Heritage Association in 2007,Taylor SteelWorkers Historical Greenway is a 7 mile trail that winds its way through High Bridge criss-crossing a number of...	NJ	7 mi	Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	11 reviews
West Hudson Park Path The paved pathway running through West Hudson Park offers a scenic, tree-lined escape between Harrison and Kearny, NJ. The trail provides access to the park’s stocked lake, water park, athletic...	NJ	2.2 mi	Asphalt	4 reviews

Berkshire Valley Management Area Trail

The Berkshire Valley Management Area Trail passes through hardwood forests and affords views of the valley below to the right. Equestrians must have a NJ Wildlife Permit, which is available from NJ...

NJ

2.1 mi

Ballast, Cinder

5 reviews

Black River County Park Trail

In the mid 1800s Chester, New Jersey, was the home of the iron ore industry; railroads shipped the ore all over the county. With the end of the industry, however, the rail lines were abandoned, turned...

NJ

2.3 mi

Dirt

2 reviews

Black River Wildlife Management Area Trail

This trail goes through the Black River Wildlife Management area along streambeds and forest. Equestrians must have a NJ Wildlife Permit, which is available from NJ DEP for a fee. The trail follows...

NJ

4 mi

Ballast

17 reviews

Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area

This pleasant, flat rail-trail parallels Capoolong Creek through the Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area for nearly 4 miles. The surface is varied, so the trail is best suited for hiking or...

NJ

3.7 mi

Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel

11 reviews

Columbia Trail

The Columbia Trail has the distinction of being named for a natural gas pipeline that runs beneath it for 15 miles in rural northern New Jersey. The crushed-stone trail rolls along the South Branch of...

NJ

15 mi

Crushed Stone

117 reviews

Cooper River Park

Camden's Cooper River Park is found on both the north and south shores of Cooper River Lake. The urban park is open daily from dawn to dusk and offers a paved loop path for bikers and pedestrians, as...

NJ

4.2 mi

Asphalt

15 reviews

Corson's Inlet Rail Trail

Corson's Inlet Rail-Trail begins at the parking lot off County 619 (by the bridge) in Corson's Inlet State Park and runs for a short distance across the upper dunes above the beach. There are plans to...

NJ

0.33 mi

Gravel

2 reviews

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail

Spanning more than 70 miles, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail is the longest completed multiuse trail in the state and is described by many as the crown jewel of New Jersey trails. A...

NJ

72.8 mi

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt

105 reviews

Historic Smithville Park Trails

The village of Smithville, upon which the Historic Smithville Park (open 8 a.m.–30 minutes after sunset) sits, has a long and colorful past—and some important connections to the history of bicycles in...

NJ

3.9 mi

Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Woodchips

6 reviews

Johnson Trolley Line Trail

The Johnson Trolley Line has two sections, north and south, which are split by Interstate 95; there is talk of building an overpass to link the two segments. The Trenton-Princeton Traction Company ran...

NJ

3.3 mi

Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel

11 reviews

Kingston Branch Loop Trail

The Kingston Branch Loop Trail is a trip up one side and down the other of the scenic tree-lined Delaware and Raritan Canal. The eastern half of the loop follows the bed of the Rocky Hill Railroad and...

NJ

1.75 mi

Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

8 reviews

Lake Iliff Trail

This is the first phase of the proposed Lehigh & Hudson River Rail Trail. The second phase will connect Hillside Park to Kittatinny Valley State Park. It is hoped that there will be an eventual...

NJ

1.1 mi

Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone

2 reviews

Landsdown Trail

The Landsdown Trail runs 1.8 miles between Lower Landsdown Road and W. Main in Clinton. The trail passes among open fields, woodlands and wetlands and provides access to the South Branch of the...

NJ

1.8 mi

Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

4 reviews

Manasquan Reservoir Trail

The Manasquan Reservoir Trail is located in the Howell Township and provides a great natural destination in the heart of the town. The trail forms a perimeter loop around the 770 acre reservoir...

NJ

4.8 mi

Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt

9 reviews

Maurice River Bikeway Trail

The Maurice River Bikeway Trail provides access to shops, recreational parks, and riverside riding all in one. Starting behind the city hall, travelers will be just off the river on Ware Avenue in...

NJ

1.4 mi

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

1 reviews

Paulinskill Valley Trail

The Paulinskill Valley Trail follows a creek by the same name through a section of rural New Jersey with a strong German influence. In fact, the word kill is Dutch for “riverbed or stream channel.”...

NJ

27.1 mi

Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass

60 reviews

Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail

This trail is much better suited to walking than to biking. It provides excellent access to the Pequest River which is stocked with trout. Not all of the bridges across the river have been decked and...

NJ

4.2 mi

Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel

4 reviews

Perth Amboy Harbor Walk

The Perth Amboy Harbor Walk offers scenic views of the Raritan Bay and Raritan River as it hugs the shoreline of the City of Perth Amboy, founded in 1683 and home to one of the nation's oldest ports....

NJ

0.7 mi

Concrete

0 reviews

Taylor SteelWorkers Historical Greenway

DESCRIPTION: The Created by Union Forge Heritage Association in 2007,Taylor SteelWorkers Historical Greenway is a 7 mile trail that winds its way through High Bridge criss-crossing a number of...

NJ

7 mi

Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

11 reviews

West Hudson Park Path

The paved pathway running through West Hudson Park offers a scenic, tree-lined escape between Harrison and Kearny, NJ. The trail provides access to the park’s stocked lake, water park, athletic...

NJ

2.2 mi

Asphalt

4 reviews