Sierra Club NJ: Fighting for Parks and Trails

From the early 1800s until it was abandoned in the 1920s, the Morris Canal flowed 102 miles across New Jersey, from the Delaware River to the Hudson. For decades now, there has been a robust effort to reclaim segments of the old canal towpath. Today there are close to 40 miles of the Morris Canal Greenway (MCG) completed and open to the public, with many more sections in various stages of development. (sierraclub.org, published 3/1/2026)