Top rated Hiking areas in New Brunswick, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Hiking areas in New Brunswick

Experience the best that New Brunswick has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 192 places from Hiking area category.

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Forest Park Hiking Trails

Hiking area

👍👍 I can't believe we have such a nice and cozy park around the city other than prospect and central park! Just be careful since the trees are super tall, GPS and signal might be unavailable sometimes.

5.00 (32 reviews) (~56.74 km from centre)

Hartshorne Woods Park, Buttermilk Valley Entrance

Hiking area

👍👍 This is definitely my favorite of all the Monmouth County parks. Multiple entrances to the park with a variety of great trails going through the heavily wooded area. Good for walks, mountain bikes and dog friendly. If you want a nice long hike I recommend starting at the Buttermilk Valley entrance a...

4.90 (104 reviews) (~38.33 km from centre)

Wyanokie High Point

Hiking area

👍👍 Trails are marked well till the top. Once you reach the top after 2.3 miles of hike, you'll feel totally rewarded. It's one of the best views of New Jersey you can ever get ! Watch more on YouTube: Karma Rayshar

4.90 (104 reviews) (~64.75 km from centre)

Catfish Fire Tower

Hiking area

👍👍 Nice little hike with a wide path and just enough elevation gain to make you work for it. Lovely sunset views at the fire tower.

4.90 (90 reviews) (~76.27 km from centre)

Appalachian Trail Genesis

Hiking area

👍👍 Always been one of fav destinations all seasons round the year. Had a great time this pre fall again. The pictures says it all. This time got parking close enough to the Perkins Memorial tower and then walked down the scenic trail.. For the first timers- It all paved driveway all through and an awes...

4.90 (81 reviews) (~99.05 km from centre)

Tyler State Park

State park

Expansive park offering activities like hiking & boating plus theater & other cultural events.

4.80 (3.1K reviews) (~51.08 km from centre)

Duke Farms

Nature preserve

Historic estate offering undeveloped natural habitats, gardens, outdoor activities & workshops.

4.80 (2.7K reviews) (~15.92 km from centre)

Holmdel Park

Park

Public 565-acre park featuring ponds, picnic areas, playgrounds, an arboretem & 10 miles of trails.

4.80 (2.3K reviews) (~26.14 km from centre)

Mt Tammany Red Dot Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Best hiking in NJ. I always seem to get here on a random weekday in the off-season so I can't speak to warm weather weekend crowds, but this place is awesome. Depending on your fitness level, the loop might be a bit hard but not super challenging or anything. The terrain is varied and interesting...

4.80 (1.8K reviews) (~78.25 km from centre)

Batsto Village

Historical place

Historic village featuring dozens of restored 19th-century structures, a museum & a nature center

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~95.2 km from centre)

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Historical place museum

Former home of Theodore Roosevelt with museum, nature trails, beach & visitor center on 83 acres.

4.80 (1.4K reviews) (~91.64 km from centre)

Thompson Park

Park

Sizable area featuring a creative arts center, dog park, trails, sports fields & historic buildings.

4.80 (1.2K reviews) (~31.45 km from centre)

Hartshorne Woods Park

Park

Forested park home to WWII-era bunkers, popular for 14 miles of hiking, biking & equestrian trails.

4.80 (1.2K reviews) (~40.6 km from centre)

Raymondskill Falls

Tourist attraction

👍👍 First a warning! On weekends and holidays in the summer you cannot park at the falls lot. You have to park at Milford knob lot and catch the (free) trolley down. Now that that is covered, the falls are a nice hike. The trails are nicely maintained and there are wooden overlooks at the falls. It has...

4.80 (1K reviews) (~95.23 km from centre)

Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Tourist attraction

This 1700s beacon & keeper's house with a small gift shop is popular for sunset walks & photography.

4.80 (704 reviews) (~38.13 km from centre)

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 This place is fantastic. There are quite a bit of animals and each animal's story is displayed on their cage. The animals are well cared for. The grounds are clean. They could use a few trash cans here and there, but I understand why they are hard to find. But the humans tend to litter. We picked...

4.80 (672 reviews) (~81.32 km from centre)

Appalachian Trail Boardwalk

Hiking area

👍👍 This is the furthest place to park to start the trail for Stairway to heaven. If you want to skip the boardwalk and bridges, you can park in the hikers lot, close to the barn, which is almost a halfway point to the top. Parking here is in the shoulder along the guardrail, there are no bathrooms as s...

4.80 (670 reviews) (~83.38 km from centre)

Suffern Bear Mountain Trail Trailhead

Hiking area

👍👍 I will always cherish the moments Of today. It was special for my full family. My mother is 57 still she went there. After 1 and half hour we reached on the peak. The landscape is indescribable. You don’t have to hike on the top if u have car. But if u r a hike person go for it.

4.80 (634 reviews) (~99.62 km from centre)

Churchville Nature Center

Hiking area

👍👍 Serenity is a good word... It is a preserve, so it is kept really well and you can see nature at its best. There are a few areas - the Indian village which was closed(blame Covid), the bird watching area - one can find some pretty cool photo ops here, the board walk, the trails, the garden, which is...

4.80 (549 reviews) (~56.72 km from centre)

High Point Monument

Monument

👍👍 One of the highest points in New Jersey, at over 1800 feet above sea level, this was a joy to view the horizon from. Most people come in cars, motorcycles, etc. It is fairly easy to reach as long as the travel is well planned out. On the way up, there are some rocks escalating with the surface level...

4.80 (548 reviews) (~94.48 km from centre)

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Top rated Hiking areas in New Brunswick, United States