Sourland Mountain Ridge Inner Loop Trail is a 3.6 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Hillsborough, New Jersey that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
birding
hiking
mountain biking
nature trips
trail running
walking
forest
river
views
wild flowers
rocky
The Sourland Mountain Preserve is extremely rich in natural resources, and an area that boasts a variety of stream corridors, geologic outcrops, and an ecological preserve that provides a core habitat for a diversity of plant and animal species. The Sourlands is especially known for its nesting birds on the edges of their breeding areas. For more information visit: http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/parksfacilities/sourland/sourlandmtpreserve.html
A good day hike and you can see all the high points in 1 go. The bolder formations are great and after the first steeper start, it levels out near the top if you start from the right. The left side has a gentler slope as is good for pets or an easier climb. I'd reccommend going to the top trail, it is a beautiful route.
Great trail, not too far from Philly.
One of my favorite hikes in the Princeton/Hillsborough area. Easy to get to and beautiful trees, boulders, and view on the straight away down.
For the most part this trail is easy. There are certain parts that have a pretty rocky and steep climb, but nothing that challenging. Not very scenic, but a nice starter trail if you are new.
It’s a cool trail there are spots on the trail where the markers are confusing but really hard to get lost, just walk down hill to re orientate. I’ll go back because I wasn’t able to complete the full trail due to confusing trail markers I ended up taking a connection trail cutting about an 1hour of my hike short
Hiking, birding and geocaching what more does a little old Forester need
Nice hike
I would call this trail easy, but it was nice! Not many spectacular views, but great for a quick day hike and looks like it has some great bouldering spots that I didn't get to try out on this trip.
Simple, heavily wooded trail - a dumbed down version of the more scenic outer loop. Good for someone looking for a quick hour hike!
Great hike. Good diversity. Probably the most challenging you’ll get in Hillsborough area.
Easy-moderate home with a few small water features.
Great hike.
great hike. fun Rocky areas
loved this hike!
-great boulder fields and lots of rocks so have some good hiking boots ready.
-not too steep but some ups and downs.
-plenty of boulders to explore and climb
-well marked for the most part but may be looking for markers at some points
Much steeper and rockier than I thought. Lots of fun. Depending on the path you choose, not at all appropriate for dogs! Also, not as well indicated as I would have expected. Thank goodness for all the "donation" signs on the trees!
Let's face it, there is not a lot of elevation to be had in the middle of Jersey. Clayton has some fun hills and the Yellow Trail at Baldpate will get your heart pumping a bit, but the Sourlands have quickly become my "local" favorite. Rocky, but very nice trails, not overgrown at all, even mid-summer. Odd system for marking trails, and marked pretty well... for the most part. I always seem to lose the trail at the top North corner, by the boulders. People seem to wander around and explore in this area a lot so a distinct trail is no so easy to follow. Fortunately, its pretty difficult to really get lost, just head downhill. There are a lot of options for distance and difficulty. Overall, a great place, but beware, the lot gets very full, very fast on the weekends.
Very nice and somewhat vigorous trek through the Sours. Just enough traffic to break up the still of mid day with some pleasantries of conversation from a passerby. Delightful yet energetic afoot in these hills. ☮️
very nice but overcrowded on the weekends
This trail was perfect for a beginner hiker like myself. Very easy to stay on trail and have cell service throughout. Very forested atmosphere with nice scenery. However, I was hoping there would be a nice view at some point on this trail but there was none. Would recommend.
Nice preserve.
Good trail clearly marked.
This was a fantastic hiking trail. I love to climb on some rocks so this was great. Be sure to have proper footwear since there are so many rocks you can easily twist an ankle. Also, if you bring a dog be sure they have taken tick treatment. Our dog does and when we got home there were over 12 ticks on him. Besides that, I loved the trail!
great trail a lot nature to see
One of my favorites in the area! Often crowded so get there early. Bring a map printout with you as recently I haven't found the map boxes to be refilled and it's easy to get lost on the trails here. Very popular spot for mountain climbers since the boulders are perfect for free play! All around a nice location, serene spots, and a wonderful place for a day hike.
Fun local hike for central jersey
First time here, we'll be back!
Probably the best place to train for M.U.T. running near central jersey, often crowded.
if you don't mind hiking and climbing over huge rocks for 3 hours then this is a nice hike. the forest is lush and beautiful. there are no Vistas or overlooks. there are lots streams and Brooks. unfortunately we went at the beginning of fall 2016 every stream and brook was completely dry due to a drought. there are a lot trail marker but they are none traditional. the marker don't give direction when the trails turn start and end. we got very turn around twice at connector trails.
Love it! Nice long hike!
It's a great hike, nice climb and well maintained and marked!