New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5D - STATE TRAILS SYSTEM
Subchapter 5 - DESIGNATION OF TRAILS TO THE STATE TRAILS SYSTEM
Section 7:5D-5.1 - Qualifications for designation

1. The trail right-of-way is owned through fee simple title or held under a conservation restriction or scenic easement by the State and administered by the Department;

2. The trail right-of-way is owned through fee simple title or held under a conservation restriction or scenic easement by a local unit or a charitable conservancy, and access to and use of the trail right-of-way is guaranteed through a legal instrument dedicating the trail right-of-way for trail purposes duly filed with the appropriate county clerk; or

3. The trail right-of-way is owned by the Federal government or State agency other than the Department and there is a written cooperative agreement between the owner agency and the Department designating land or water areas for trail purposes.