Musconetcong Gorge Preserve
Managed by Hunterdon County
510 acres6.3 mi of trail
Highlands Trail / Yellow TrailTurquoise BlazesBlue TrailWhite Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Musconetcong Gorge Preserve Parking
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Holland Township
32% of Holland Township’s land is conserved: 4,878 acres
1,899 acres are parks and preserves, 365 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Musconetcong Gorge Preserve (6.3 mi), Holland Highlands (3.6 mi), Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford Bluffs (2.6 mi). 15 miles of mapped trail cross Holland Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #163 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
4,878 acres · of 23.5 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,899 ac
365 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
797 ft
Gravel Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Holland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holland Township is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #163 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land365 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,899 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 65%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Holland Township’s 32% is ahead of 87% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Musconetcong Gorge Preserve, with 6.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Holland Highlands
Managed by Holland Township, Hunterdon Land Trust
151 acres3.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford Bluffs
Nature preserve
205 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gravel Hill Preserve
Nature preserve
332 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,878 conserved acres
32% of Holland Township’s land. Who manages Holland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land2,791 ac
County2,234 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1,462 ac
Town or city1,085 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits545 ac
State fish & wildlife321 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)258 ac
Agricultural Easement · 5,508 acState Conservation Area · 1,608 acLocal Conservation Area · 740 acLocal Park · 405 acUnknown Easement · 232 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,554 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 41 of 171 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill Preserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 680 | Open |
| Musconetcong River Reserve Local Conservation Area | County | 554 | Open |
| unknown Private Conservation | Not recorded | 344 | Open |
| Musconetcong River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 299 | Open |
| Milford Bluffs State Conservation Area | Other state land | 286 | Restricted |
| Milford Bluffs Preserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 247 | Open |
| Holland Township Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 210 | Open |
| Sweet Hollow Preserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 133 | Open |
| Holland Township Rec Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 116 | Open |
| Hunterdon County Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 107 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Holland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Holland Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Holland Township
Riegelsville Boat Ramp
DirectionsPeaks in Holland Township
Gravel Hill797 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 3 peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Holland Township
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.6 miUnpaved · 9.0 mi
Highlands Trail / Yellow Trail2.5 mi
Turquoise Blazes1.5 mi
Blue Trail0.9 mi
White Trail0.6 mi
Red Trail0.6 mi
Waterfall trail (Orange blaze)0.2 mi
Switchback trail (white blaze)0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
4Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Holland Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Holland Township →
Next door
Holland Township and its neighbors
Holland Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Holland Township15 miAlexandria Township15 miBethlehem Township9.6 miBridgeton Township3.7 miPohatcong Township0.5 miDurham Township0.5 miFinesville0.2 miMilford0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Township | 32% | 0.6 | 365 | 70% | A |
| Pohatcong Township | 43% | under 0.1 | 194 | 88% | A− |
| Alexandria Township | 26% | 0.5 | 237 | 52% | A |
| Finesville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bethlehem Township | 32% | 0.5 | 699 | 99% | A+ |
| Milford | 19% | 0.2 | 80 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holland Township
Where can I hike in Holland Township?
The longest trail networks: Musconetcong Gorge Preserve, 6.3 miles; Holland Highlands, 3.6 miles; Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford Bluffs, 2.6 miles; Gravel Hill Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Holland Township is conserved land?
32% of its land, against a typical 11% for a New Jersey town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Holland Township’s trails?
Musconetcong Gorge Preserve and Holland Highlands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holland Township?
37,823 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,899 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holland Township have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 of 468 in New Jersey. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Holland Township neighbors.
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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 →