West Essex Trail
The West Essex Trail follows a short distance (just under 3 miles) of the former rail bed of the Caldwell Branch on the old Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. The trail runs between the Essex–Passiac county line in Cedar Grove ... traillink.com
Hackensack Meadowlands, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Follow the trail as it gently climbs a man-made mountain. The six-acre Kingsland Overlook represents a high-tech solution to the landfill reclamation problem. Tons of household waste were capped by a waterproof fabric made fr... trails.com
High Line
Start spreading the news about New York City's innovative new public park. The High Line rail-trail is an urban marvel, stretching 1.5 miles and towering almost 30 feet above street level through several neighborhoods in t... traillink.com
Great Falls
Two hundred million years ago lava surged out onto the surface of the earth in eastern New Jersey, burying Piedmont sandstone and tropical jungles. That forty-story-high magma wall cooled into erosion-resistant basalt and har... trails.com
Saddle River Area Bike Path - Bergen County
The Saddle River Area Bike Path in Bergen County stretches for nearly 6 miles along a 577-acre linear park system that hugs the banks of the Saddle River and its tributaries. There are actually five park areas linked by th... traillink.com
Fred D'elia Ridgewood Run
Entry fee is $26 for USATF members and $29 for non-members. Cash prizes are for the winners. sportoften.com
Staten Island Greenbelt Multi-purpose Trail
Several trails are found throughout Staten Island's Greenbelt system of trails but only one allows both cyclists and walkers, the Staten Island Greenbelt Multi-Purpose Trail. At 2.6 miles, the crushed gravel trail offers a... traillink.com
Traction Line Recreation Trail
In June 1986, the Morris County Park Commission dedicated this recreation trail that runs parallel to the New Jersey Transit Line railroad tracks. The path utilizes a little over three miles of right-of-way that might have... traillink.com
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York
In the late 19th century, Clinton Hill was the most prestigious address in Brooklyn after Brooklyn Heights. Charles Pratt, Brooklyn?s wealthiest resident and the owner of Greenpoint-based Astral Oil, put the neighborhood on t... trails.com
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Williamsburg?s 21st-century reinvention as hipster haven Billyburg occurred after decades of poverty and neglect. It?s only the latest transformation for an area that?s had many identities. From a farming village within the 1... trails.com
Around Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York
This is a lengthy walk from the westernmost to easternmost point of Prospect Park. It?s no straight line, and you never set foot inside the park. Instead, the walk skirts the park, taking you through Windsor Terrace south to ... trails.com
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Aside from those Brooklynites still squawking about the ?mistake of ?98,? Downtown holds the most reminders that Brooklyn used to be a separate city: government buildings, a concentration of shops and banks, and many former o... trails.com
Eastern Parkway Trail
The Eastern Parkway Trail is a 2-mile route along a tree-lined boulevard in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood. The path begins at Prospect Park, which houses some of Brooklyn's most popular attractions, including the B... traillink.com
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
Unlike many Brooklyn neighborhoods with ?Hill? in their name, Bay Ridge actually sits on elevated ground?a bluff overlooking Upper New York Bay. It was the proximity to and views of the water that attracted Manhattan?s elite ... trails.com
Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook is the overnight success of Brooklyn?s renaissance. In a matter of months the neighborhood went from off-the-radar rat hole to purported hotbed of gentrification and fine cuisine. But the hype was probably premature.... trails.com
Bedford-stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant, the district that made history by electing the first black woman to the U.S. Congress (Shirley Chisholm), had become synonymous with ?ghetto? by the 1970s. Comedian Chris Rock now jokes about his mid-?80s ... trails.com