Highlands Preserve is home to six marked hiking trails totaling about four miles. Additionally, there are many unmarked trails in the park, and connecting to properties outside the park. The official marked trails are described below.
Green Trail
| Length | 1.2 miles |
| Surface | Natural, Woods Road |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | Beaver Ponds and Dams |
The Green Trail is an easy trail connecting the Warwick Turnpike parking area to the rest of the park. The trail passes by some wet areas and a pond created by beaver activity. Near the pond itself, hikers can see trees that are in the process of being cut by beavers for their dams. An unmarked side trail between the Warwick Turnpike parking area and the Blue Trail takes hikers past the “sand pit,” a popular (illegal) ATV hangout spot and a connection to Abram S. Hewitt State Forest. Near the connection with the Yellow Trail there is a somewhat challenging water crossing during high water.
Blue Trail
| Length | 0.8 miles |
| Surface | Natural |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | N/A |
The Blue Trail is an easy trail extending the length of the park. The Blue Trail is mostly thin singletrack, minus a small area near the baseball fields.
White Trail
| Length | 0.25 miles |
| Surface | Natural |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | Beaver Pond |
The White Trail is a short spur trail beginning and ending on the Green Trail. The trail takes hikers closer to the back of a beaver pond.
Yellow Trail
| Length | 1.3 miles |
| Surface | Natural, Woods Road |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | N/A |
The Yellow Trail is the longest trail in the park and the most popular “loop” hike. Despite its length, the trail is not particularly interesting as it follows a woods road its entire length.
Orange Trail
| Length | 0.2 miles |
| Surface | Natural |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | Beaver Pond |
The Orange Trail is a short spur trail beginning and ending on the Yellow Trail. Curiously, the official trail map shows the trail with a dead end just before rejoining the Yellow Trail. In reality, the trail does connect back to the Yellow Trail, and there is nothing to indicate why the trail did not officially connect at one point. The trail passes near a beaver pond.
Red Trail
| Length | 0.4 miles |
| Surface | Natural |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Trail Usage | Hiking |
| Highlights | Greenwood Lake Views (obstructed) |
The Red Trail is a short trail near the edge of the park and atop a hill overlooking Greenwood Lake. Unfortunately, there are many trees in the way, and you are only ever able to get a partial view of the lake itself.
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