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Borg's Woods Nature Preserve
4.4 ★★★★☆ 151 Google reviews · Running trail in Hackensack, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Borg's Woods Nature Preserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Nature preserve with trails for exploration and opportunities to observe wildlife.
What runners say about Borg's Woods Nature Preserve
Really nice, not to big easy to walk around and explore, good place to go and regenerate after work, or just walk the wood and listen to the sounds of nature. If you get lucky you can see some animals,
Borg's Woods Nature Preserve is a heavily wooded 14.2-acre parcel that once was the backyard of the Borg family, owners of The Record of Hackensack. When the family wanted to develop the land and build townhouses, the opposition finally prevailed and the nature preserve was created in the late 1980s.
Beautiful wooded park. Very natural, simple walking path with a nice brook. No children play area, just forest, birds, deer, rabbits, fox and coyote.
An old-growth Oak-Beech forest surrounds forested wetlands with a 700-foot long vernal pool. Best access is from Fairmount Ave, Hackensack, and there is always ample street parking. Very passive dirt nature trails throughout. Lots of wildflowers and birds, and there are now too many deer.
Trail conditions & character
“Best access is from Fairmount Ave, Hackensack, and there is always ample street parking.”
Plan your run at Borg's Woods Nature Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteco.bergen.nj.us
- Phone+1 201-336-7275
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–7 pm |
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