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Towns with the most trails in New Jersey

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 171 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Demarest
New Jersey · Most trails

Where Demarest lands: #19 of 171

2.2 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Demarest →

Haworth 1 Haworth 4.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 10.9 mi High Bridge 2 High Bridge 4.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 10.4 mi Mountainside 3 Mountainside 3.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 15.6 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Haworth Haworth3,363 people 4.7 mi / sq mi 10.9 mi 1
2 High Bridge High Bridge3,580 people 4.3 mi / sq mi 10.4 mi 4
3 Mountainside Mountainside7,049 people 3.9 mi / sq mi 15.6 mi 2
4 Ringwood Ringwood11,657 people 3.9 mi / sq mi 110.0 mi 9
5 Highland Park Highland Park15,121 people 3.8 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 4
6 Woodland Park Woodland Park13,355 people 3.4 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 8
7 Kenilworth Kenilworth8,401 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 3
8 Map of Palmyra Palmyra7,485 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 0
9 Wanaque Wanaque11,206 people 3.0 mi / sq mi 28.2 mi 4
10 Mountain Lakes Mountain Lakes4,585 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 7.9 mi 3
11 Oakland Oakland12,768 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 23.6 mi 7
12 Tenafly Tenafly15,319 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 3
13 Beachwood Beachwood11,088 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 2
14 Princeton Princeton30,756 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 47.7 mi 28
15 Harrison Harrison20,369 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 3
16 Spring Lake Heights Spring Lake Heights4,861 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 3
17 Map of Mendham MendhamMorris County · 6,018 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 40.5 mi 13
18 Allamuchy AllamuchyWarren County · 5,427 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 45.2 mi 2
19 Demarest Demarest4,911 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 0
20 Kinnelon Kinnelon10,013 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 42.3 mi 8
21 Map of Bloomingdale Bloomingdale7,716 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 20.1 mi 1
22 Pine Hill Pine Hill10,802 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 1
23 Oaklyn Oaklyn3,947 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 3
24 Pompton Lakes Pompton Lakes11,047 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 7
25 Hackettstown Hackettstown10,140 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 2
26 Wharton Wharton7,318 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 3
27 Englewood Cliffs Englewood Cliffs5,362 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 1
28 Andover AndoverSussex County · 5,801 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 36.7 mi 1
29 Stanhope Stanhope3,552 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 0
30 Emerson Emerson7,305 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 3
31 Paramus Paramus26,568 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 18.1 mi 20
32 Spring Lake Spring Lake2,779 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
33 Eatontown Eatontown13,575 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 1
34 Map of North Arlington North Arlington16,461 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 7
35 Haddonfield Haddonfield12,595 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 2
36 Hopatcong Hopatcong14,565 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 19.5 mi 1
37 Glen Rock Glen Rock12,154 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 6
38 Hoboken Hoboken58,668 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 18
39 Allendale Allendale6,865 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 4
40 Fort Lee Fort Lee40,067 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 10
41 Roseland Roseland6,268 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 8
42 New Brunswick New Brunswick56,345 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 8.5 mi 12
43 Map of Glassboro Glassboro23,717 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 13.2 mi 10
44 Madison16,447 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 13
45 Map of Metuchen Metuchen15,144 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 11
46 Map of Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor City4,400 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 1
47 Palisades Park Palisades Park20,290 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
48 River Edge River Edge12,091 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 4
49 Fair Lawn Fair Lawn35,610 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 13
50 Berkeley BerkeleyOcean County · 44,634 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 70.3 mi 11
51 Wallington Wallington11,889 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
52 Ridgewood Ridgewood26,308 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 7.5 mi 10
53 National Park National Park3,044 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
54 Morristown Morristown20,453 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 12
55 Franklin FranklinSomerset County · 68,907 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 58.2 mi 18
56 Belmar Belmar5,869 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 5
57 Fair Haven Fair Haven6,170 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 2
58 Bridgewater BridgewaterSomerset County · 46,268 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 39.6 mi 12
59 Map of Summit Summit22,705 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 7
60 Sayreville Sayreville45,838 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 22.0 mi 14
61 Stafford StaffordOcean County · 29,834 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 64.0 mi 13
62 West New York West New York52,004 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 6
63 Lincoln Park Lincoln Park10,957 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 7.9 mi 11
64 Upper Freehold Upper FreeholdMonmouth County · 7,250 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 53.5 mi 2
65 Jersey City Jersey City294,078 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 23.4 mi 36
66 Hawthorne Hawthorne19,628 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 3
67 Union Beach Union Beach5,707 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
68 Bergenfield Bergenfield28,450 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 2
69 Hackensack Hackensack46,057 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 15
70 Westwood Westwood11,283 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 5
71 Westfield Westfield31,111 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 7.1 mi 8
72 Bridgeton Bridgeton27,001 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 3
73 Long Branch Long Branch32,530 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 9
74 Oradell Oradell8,235 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 3
75 Little Silver Little Silver6,105 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 4
76 Englewood Englewood29,638 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 5
77 Somers Point Somers Point10,515 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 2
78 Garfield Garfield32,783 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 3
79 Leonia Leonia9,336 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 6
80 North Caldwell North Caldwell6,656 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 2
81 Hightstown Hightstown5,920 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 3
82 Mendham Mendham4,973 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 5.9 mi 3
83 Hammonton Hammonton14,840 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 40.5 mi 5
84 Camden Camden71,496 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 10.1 mi 28
85 Burlington Burlington9,993 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 4
86 Clayton Clayton8,921 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 4
87 Clinton ClintonHunterdon County · 13,350 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 32.4 mi 8
88 Northfield Northfield8,456 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 2
89 Map of Harrington Park Harrington Park4,954 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 3
90 Newark Newark310,178 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 22.9 mi 30
91 Secaucus Secaucus21,778 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 13
92 Oceanport Oceanport6,195 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 9
93 Norwood Norwood5,724 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 0
94 Ho-Ho-Kus Ho-Ho-Kus4,270 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 2
95 Phillipsburg Phillipsburg15,299 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 5
96 Map of Closter Closter8,606 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 1
97 Old Tappan Old Tappan6,008 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 5
98 Caldwell Caldwell9,003 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
99 Pitman Pitman8,856 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 5
100 Map of Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant Beach4,855 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
101 Map of New Providence New Providence13,727 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 6
102 Raritan Raritan8,368 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 3
103 Wildwood Crest Wildwood Crest3,077 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 5
104 Trenton Trenton90,338 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 38
105 Map of Mantua MantuaGloucester County · 15,404 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 12.7 mi 2
106 Highlands Highlands4,518 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 2
107 Bayonne Bayonne71,553 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 13
108 Union City Union City66,463 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 3
109 Collingswood Collingswood14,205 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 4
110 Franklin Lakes Franklin Lakes11,084 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 8
111 North Haledon North Haledon8,778 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 2
112 Piscataway PiscatawayMiddlesex County · 61,297 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 15
113 Millville Millville27,511 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 31.7 mi 15
114 Ramsey Ramsey14,805 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 11
115 Chatham Chatham9,407 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 1
116 Keyport Keyport7,171 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 5
117 Tuckerton Tuckerton3,654 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 4
118 Haddon Heights Haddon Heights7,516 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
119 Buena Vista Buena VistaAtlantic County · 7,103 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 28.6 mi 4
120 Newton Newton8,369 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 6
121 North Wildwood North Wildwood3,602 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
122 Edgewater Edgewater14,759 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
123 Bernardsville Bernardsville7,916 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 8.5 mi 1
124 Peapack and Gladstone Peapack and Gladstone2,571 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 2
125 Dover Dover18,563 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
126 Hillsdale Hillsdale10,144 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 5
127 Morris Plains Morris Plains6,315 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 5
128 Holland HollandHunterdon County · 5,204 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 14.7 mi 4
129 Clifton Clifton89,379 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 37
130 Absecon Absecon9,170 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.4 mi 4
131 Brigantine Brigantine7,674 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 4
132 Manasquan Manasquan5,922 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 2
133 Map of Cape May Cape May2,767 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 5
134 Map of Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park13,235 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
135 Berlin Berlin7,539 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 1
136 Maurice River Maurice RiverCumberland County · 5,350 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 55.6 mi 10
137 Hamilton HamiltonMercer County · 92,506 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 22.3 mi 19
138 Paterson Paterson158,735 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 15
139 Rutherford Rutherford18,894 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 5
140 Independence IndependenceWarren County · 5,536 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 1
141 Boonton Boonton8,854 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
142 Matawan Matawan9,710 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 6
143 Park Ridge Park Ridge9,406 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
144 Atlantic City38,632 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 21
145 Gloucester City Gloucester City11,509 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
146 East Rutherford East Rutherford10,313 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 5
147 Ventnor City Ventnor City9,265 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
148 Perth Amboy Perth Amboy55,855 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 7
149 Linden Linden44,192 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 11
150 South Amboy South Amboy9,989 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
151 Rahway Rahway30,109 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 9
152 Plainfield Plainfield55,236 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
153 Washington WashingtonGloucester County · 49,220 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 5
154 Point Pleasant Point Pleasant19,334 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
155 Woodcliff Lake Woodcliff Lake6,152 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 4
156 Kearny Kearny40,614 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 11
157 Cinnaminson CinnaminsonBurlington County · 17,415 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 2
158 Ocean City Ocean City11,261 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 5
159 Florham Park Florham Park13,564 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 7
160 Linwood Linwood6,992 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
161 Elizabeth Elizabeth137,302 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 19
162 Carteret Carteret25,496 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
163 Tinton Falls Tinton Falls19,361 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 3
164 Pleasantville Pleasantville20,712 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 2
165 Burlington BurlingtonBurlington County · 24,127 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 0
166 Voorhees VoorheesCamden County · 31,191 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 5
167 Buena Buena4,520 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
168 Rumson Rumson7,241 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
169 South Plainfield South Plainfield24,473 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 7
170 Vineland Vineland61,006 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 8.6 mi 7
171 Keansburg Keansburg9,719 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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