The trail transects swamps, lakes, fields and several small communities. There are many features of the trail's former life as a railroad, including cuts through bedrock, underpasses for farm equipment and bridges crossing the Pequest River and Paulinskill River. It goes under the Pequest Fill south of Andover. The cinder base of the trail is suitable for hiking, horseback riding, biking and cross-country skiing. The Sussex Branch Trail also crosses through Kittatinny Valley State Park.[3]
The Sussex Branch Trail intersects the Paulinskill Valley Trail at Warbasse Junction[1] just north of Newton[4] as well as the 3.5-mile Great Valley Rail Trail in Augusta, south of Branchville, New Jersey.[5][6]
^"RailTrail System - Great Valley Loop"(PDF). County of Sussex. Sussex County, NJ. Retrieved 8 August 2021. This map was created using data developed by Sussex County, NJDOT, and NJDEP.