Wildest hikes in New Jersey
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in New Jersey, from 81% wild at the top of the board to 64% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.0 to 13 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 5 sights, gaining 2,121 ft. They lie across 6 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Splitrock Reservoir–Durham Pond, 3 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 81% wild
- Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) 2.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 76% wild
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beaver Pond, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 72% wild
- Splitrock Reservoir–Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), 9 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 1,747 ft · 72% wild
- Splitrock Reservoir & Orange Trail via Charlottesburg Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 71% wild
- Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 3 summits 6.2 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 70% wild
- Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 5 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft · 70% wild
- Splitrock Reservoir & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 68% wild
- Main Trail–Riverside Trail, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 68% wild
- Round Valley Reservoir–Mannon Pond, 4 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 68% wild
- Meriden Trail (Red)–Meriden Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 68% wild
- Riverside Trail–Windy Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 67% wild
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 67% wild
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beaver Pond, 8 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 66% wild
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 2 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 66% wild
- Beaver Pond–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 66% wild
- Lake Rickabear via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) 6.1 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 65% wild
- Beaver Pond & Hibernia Brook Trail Loop via Four Birds Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 65% wild
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 65% wild
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beaver Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 65% wild
- Featherbed Meadows West Trail via Green Trail 4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 65% wild
- Blue–Orange, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 64% wild
- Timberbrook Road 2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 64% wild
- Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook 3.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 64% wild
- Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow) & Woods Road via Four Birds Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 64% wild