Editing High Bridge, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Union Forge Park, High Bridge, NJ.jpg|thumb|left|Union Forge Park]]
High Bridge serves as the southern terminus of a rail trail that was created out of the former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] [[High Bridge Branch]]. The trail is maintained by Hunterdon County Parks and Recreation and is called the [[Columbia Trail]]. The trail runs northeastward from the center of the borough (at the junction of Main Street and Church Street) towards [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon]], through a scenic area outside the borough limits, known as the [[Ken Lockwood Gorge]].<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/2908/Columbia-Trail-Map-PDF?bidId= Columbia Trail], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] Division of Parks and Recreation. Accessed March 3, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/bike/application3/pdf/ColumbiaTrail.pdf A Gorgeous Ride: The Columbia Trail], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 3, 2023.</ref>

Union Forge Park is High Bridge's main public park, located by the [[South Branch Raritan River]] and the Taylor Wharton complex. Another park is the Borough Commons, situated at the start of the Columbia Trail. A grant received by the Union Forge Heritage Association in 2008 provided for the creation of the Taylor Steelworkers Historical Greenway, which stretches {{convert|5+1/4|mi}} around the borough, starting at Columbia Trail and connecting the borough's parks and other historic sites.<ref>Brickman, Rachael S. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2008/10/new_trail_will_trace_high_brid.html "New trail will trace High Bridge's history"], and ending as Amesbury Furnace circa 1753 in Clinton Township ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', October 5, 2008. Accessed October 15, 2013. "The Union Forge Heritage Association has received a $24,500 Recreational Trails Program grant from the state in order to create a 5.25-mile trail around the borough. The project, which will be known at the Taylor Steelworkers Historical Greenway, will begin at the Columbia Trail and will pass a number of local landmarks including Lake Solitude, the Solitude House museum and the Union Forge before ending up at Springside Farm."</ref>

The High Bridge Hills golf course, located near Route 31, provides another means of recreation in the small town.<ref>[http://www.highbridgehills.com/index.php Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208103200/http://highbridgehills.com/index.php |date=2011-02-08 }}, High Bridge Hills Golf Club. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>