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Hikes · New Jersey

Best hikes in New Jersey.

New Jersey hiking is the Highlands and the Delaware Water Gap — the Tammany climb, Stairway to Heaven, and hidden falls.

Curated trails5
Distance range2–4 mi
Biggest climb1,250 ft
Difficulty1 easy · 3 moderate · 1 hard
TerrainHighlands ridges & waterfalls
Best seasonSpring & fall
Don’t missMount Tammany (Delaware Water Gap)

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5 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Hemlock Falls

Easy · 2 mi · Loop · 300 ft

a waterfall loop near Newark

Stairway to Heaven (Wawayanda)

Moderate · 2.9 mi · Out & back · 900 ft

a boardwalk-and-ridge AT classic

Buttermilk Falls

Moderate · 3 mi · Out & back · 1,000 ft

New Jerseys tallest waterfall

Sunrise Mountain

Moderate · 4 mi · Out & back · 600 ft

an AT ridge with a stone pavilion

Mount Tammany (Delaware Water Gap)

Hard · 3.5 mi · Loop · 1,250 ft

the iconic Red Dot climb to the gap view

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