Want to go offroading near Paterson, New Jersey?

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Alright, we are talking about off road trails near Paterson, New Jersey.  Last warning, the off road trails mentioned are Jeep trails and 4×4 trails large/wide enough to fit a passenger vehicle – no ATVs or dirtbikes talked about here.  The first off road trails near Paterson, New Jersey are Stag Hill Road and Rockland Powerlines.  Both trails are located about 20 miles north of Paterson, NJ and the drive should be no more than 30 minutes from city center.  Both Stag Hill Road and Rockland Powerlines are user-submitted trails, so I personally don’t know much about these trails, but click the trail titles anywhere in this paragraph to view their descriptions.  You can see what other wheelers are saying about Stag Hill Road or Rockland Powerlines by visiting the Where2Wheel trails map here.

The next offroad trail near Paterson, NJ is the Del Water Gap National Recreation Area.  Del Water Gap is about 60 miles NW of Paterson and the drive will take around 90 minutes.  Del Water Gap has over 70,000 acres to be explored through a network of old mining roads and forest service roads. None of these roads a specifically “offroad trails”, but there is the occasional mud hole that you will come across. If you are a seasoned offroader, then you probably aren’t going to find anything to get too excited about here; however, Del Water Gap is an easy way to get out to nature for a scenic drive and for beginner offroaders this is a great place to familiarize yourself with your rig and light offroad driving.  Reminder, you can browse the offroad trails map anytime for free on Where2Wheel.  There is a good chance that since writing this article that new off road trails near Paterson, New Jersey have been added, so click here to view the W2W map and check the area for yourself.

The last offroad trail near Paterson, NJ is Pine Barrens located 110 miles south of Paterson with a drive time of approximately two hours.  I realize that a two hour drive is a lot of travel time, but Pine Barrens is well worth the drive, especially if you have a modified vehicle and are looking for some terrain to challenge your rig.  The Pine Barrens trail system is located in Wharton State Park in Hammonton, NJ.  At Pine Barrens you will find over 500 miles of unpaved roads (forest trails) and the entire area tends to get extremely muddy when conditions are wet.  Pine Barrens is known as THE place to go offroading in New Jersey, but make sure to brief yourself on the rules before heading out to Pine Barrens.  Don’t forget to visit the Where2Wheel off road trails map to see all the off road trails near Paterson, New Jersey as there are multiple lesser known off road trails closer to Paterson than Pine Barrens.  We also have a great community of offroaders on W2W, so be sure to check out the news feed and groups sections of Where2Wheel as well.

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Thanks for reading about some of the offroad trails near Paterson, New Jersey.  For more off road trail information you can visit Where2Wheel or check out our New Jersey blog about offroad spots in NJ.

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