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404 County Route 518, Blawenburg, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Blawenburg

45% of Blawenburg’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hobler Park (2.1 mi). 45% of Blawenburg’s land is conserved, about 177 acres.

Conserved land
45%
177 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
3.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
736 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Hobler Park, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hobler Park

Park
51 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Skillman Park

Managed by Somerset County Park Commission
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

177 conserved acres

45% of Blawenburg’s land. Who manages Blawenburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County242 ac
Town or city51 ac
Agricultural Easement · 233 acLocal Other or Unknown · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hobler Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city50Open
Skillman Park
Local Other or Unknown
County9Open
Montgomery Township Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Blawenburg

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Blawenburg

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Blawenburg: April to June and August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)404351637382878578665545
Rain (in)3.52.84.13.74.14.55.14.34.24.23.34.3

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blawenburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Blawenburg

Where can I hike in Blawenburg?

The longest trail networks: Hobler Park, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Blawenburg’s trails?

Hobler Park and Skillman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Blawenburg?

0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Blawenburg?

42,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blawenburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blawenburg neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →