Hackensack_RiverWalk

Hackensack River Greenway

Hackensack River Greenway

Trail along the lower Hackensack River

Hackensack River Greenway, once known as the Hackensack RiverWalk,[1] a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3][4][5][6]

Newark Bay looking east to Jersey City and Bayonne
The Hackensack in Secaucus

The 18-mile (29 km) linear park, which closely follows the contour of the water's edge where possible, runs along the west side of Bergen Neck peninsula between its southern tip at Bergen Point (40.644476°N 74.141422°W / 40.644476; -74.141422), where it would connect to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, and the Eastern Brackish Marsh in the north (40.801873°N 74.026798°W / 40.801873; -74.026798).[7] The walkway passes through the contiguous municipalities of Bayonne (5.5 linear miles),[8][9][10][11] Jersey City (5.6 linear miles), and Secaucus[12][13] with a potential connection to a walkway in North Bergen.[1] It passes through new and established residential neighborhoods, county and municipal parks, brownfields, industrial areas, commercial districts, and wetland preserves. While existing parks and promenades have been incorporated and new sections have been built there remain gaps.[14] It will pass under sixteen bridges (some no longer in use) and cross over eight natural creeks.[15] A section will run concurrently with the proposed Essex - Hudson Greenway and it will intersect with the proposed Morris Canal Greenway. Since 1988, in accordance with the public trust doctrine New Jersey law requires new construction built within 100 feet (30 m) of the water must provide 30 feet (9.1 m) of public space along the water's edge.[16]

After a preliminary assessmrent in 2015,[17] in September 2022 the Lower Hackensack was declared a federal superfund site, triggering a process to remediate and restore the water and shoreline.[18][19][20]

The Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck is a National Recreation Trail[21] which is not connected to the one in Hudson County.

Bergen Point from Bayonne Bridge
Newark Bay from Bayonne shoreline

Route and points along walkway

Rutkowski Park walkway
Promenade at Droyer's Point
Cove between Droyers Point and Bayfront
Lincoln Park and Pulaski Skyway
Riverbend Wetlands
  • Snake Hill
  • Harmon Cove and Anderson Marsh along Meadowlands Parkway
  • Mill Creek Point Boardwalk
  • Western Brackish Marsh, Eastern Brackish Marsh, Mill Creek
  • Jersey City south of Lincoln Park and south

See also

References

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