1
Lewis Morris County Park
Managed by Morris County
778 acres11.5 mi of trail
Yellow TrailPatriots' PathRed TrailWhite TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mendham
Mendham, NJ parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Mendham is conserved land, roughly 3,142 acres. There are about 41 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lewis Morris County Park (11.5 mi), Schiff Nature Preserve (8.3 mi), and Dismal Harmony Natural Area (3.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mendham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mendham outdoors
Conserved land
27%
3,142 of 11,459 acres
Trails
41 mi
2.3 mi per sq mi · 29 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
522 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Schiff Nature Preserve
Managed by Schiff Natural Lands Trust
460 acres8.3 mi of trail
bluepurpleFranklin Parker Trail (white/black)lavendergreen
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Dismal Harmony Natural Area
Nature preserve
357 acres3.9 mi of trail
Pink TrailYellow TrailPatriots' PathYellow Trail / Patriots' Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Buttermilk Falls Natural Area
Managed by Mendham Township
186 acres3.6 mi of trail
BlueYellowWhite TrailYellow TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
India Brook Park
Managed by Mendham Township
111 acres1.7 mi of trail
YellowWhite / Yellow
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Meadowbrook Park
Managed by Mendham Township
51 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
India Brook Natural Area
Managed by Mendham Township
58 acres0.8 mi of trail
White TrailYellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Burnett Brook Natural Area
Nature preserve
29 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
- McVickers Brook Preserve10 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Mosle Preserve and Recreation Area112 ac
- Tempe Wick Reserve51 ac · Directions
- Mount Paul Memorial Park2 ac
- Mount Paul Preserve2 ac
Who protects the land
3,142 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 955 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 13 of 93 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- 9/11 National Memorial Trail (New Jersey thru route) (bike route)3.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis5
- Lacrosse1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Mendham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendham | 27.4% | 40.5 mi | 13 |
| Chester | 44% | 40.9 mi | 12 |
| Mendham | 10% | 5.9 mi | 3 |
| Bernardsville | 9.1% | 8.5 mi | 1 |
| Randolph | 21.4% | 25.2 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mendham's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.