Irvington, New Jersey Travel Information

Bay Ridge 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 att... Brooklyn, NY

Fort Hamilton to Bensonhurst New Utrecht was one of the five original towns established by the Dutch in the 17th century in what would eventually become the city, then borough, of Brooklyn. This walk includes present-day neighbor... Brooklyn, NY

Hudson and Newark, New Jersey, Region When American art began to claim serious critical attention in the early 1900s, a farsighted New Jersey collector and the remarkable institution he inspired were in the forefront of efforts to make wo... Newark, NJ

National Parks of New Jersey This chapter is an excerpt from the book "Guide to the National Park Areas: Eastern States" and contains National Parks, National Monuments, National Preserves, National Historic Sites, and other attr... Newark, NJ

Passaic and Hackensack Valleys around Paterson, New Jersey The Palisades are the dark, beetling cliffs that begin near the border of Hudson and Bergen Counties and continue northward into New York State. The Palisades are more than just the foreground for the... Paterson, NJ

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Sount Mountain Reservation: Hemlock Falls Trail (Distance: 3.8 mi) Thanks to the Sierra Club and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, the yellow-blazed Lenape Trail will eventually cover 30 miles and link dozens of county, municipal...

Newark, NJ - Hiking - length:5.25 mi

South Mountain and Rahway River (Distance: 3.8 mi) This trail shadows the Rahway River, climbing up through the bottomlands, reaching the 25-foot-high Hemlock Falls before looping back on a bridle path. The nearly level hike has one steep rise and a r...

Springfield, NJ - Hiking - length:5.8 mi

South Mountain Reservation (Distance: 3.8 mi) The largest park in Essex Country, South Mountain Reservation encompasses over 2,000 acres of land, including 19 miles of blazed hiking trails, numerous picnic areas, a zoo, an ice rink, and sweeping ...

Springfield, NJ - Hiking - length:5.7 mi

Cherry Blossom Time (Distance: 4.3 mi) Most Americans imagine cherry blossom time to be celebrated only in Asia or along the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River. In fact, Newark’s Branch Brook Park boasts 2,700 cherry trees, and it out-blosso...

Newark, NJ - Hiking - length:2 mi

Hackensack Meadowlands (Distance: 7.7 mi) 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 ...

Lyndhurst, NJ - Walking - length:1.5 mi

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Weequahic Park Weequahic Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5579 yards, par 70 1.9 miles from center of Irvington, New Jersey

Maplewood Maplewood Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6098 yards, par 71 2.3 miles from center of Irvington, New Jersey

Suburban Suburban Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6426 yards, par 71 2.6 miles from center of Irvington, New Jersey

Millburn Millburn Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1185 yards, par 27 3.6 miles from center of Irvington, New Jersey

Rock Spring Rock Spring Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6445 yards, par 71 3.6 miles from center of Irvington, New Jersey

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