Union, New Jersey Travel Information

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

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• * National Park Areas in New Jersey Weekend Getaways and Day Trips
• Northern New Jersey Off the Beaten Path Travel

Sount Mountain Reservation: Hemlock Falls Trail (Distance: 2.8 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: 2.8 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: 2.8 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

Watchung Reservation (Distance: 5.4 mi) A longer hike through the largest property in the Union County Park System leads past a deserted village, a pair of quiet ponds, a stately evergreen forest, and an abandoned copper mineand offers an o...

New Providence, NJ - Hiking - length:7.6 mi

Watchung Reservation Trails (Distance: 5.4 mi) The Lenni-Lenape Indians referred to the area that lies between two ridges as the Wach Unks, meaning “high hills.” We know them today as the Watchung Mountains. On the trails, you’ll be able to spot d...

Watchung, NJ - Hiking - length:2.4 mi

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Suburban Suburban Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6426 yards, par 71 0.7 miles from center of Union, New Jersey

18 Hole Galloping Hill Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6503 yards, par 70 1.4 miles from center of Union, New Jersey

Single 9 Galloping Hill Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 3030 yards, par 36 1.4 miles from center of Union, New Jersey

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

Millburn Millburn Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1185 yards, par 27 2.4 miles from center of Union, New Jersey

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