It will follow an abandoned railroad right of way (ROW) across the New Jersey Meadowlands, over the Hackensack and Passaic rivers, as well pass through densely-populated neighborhoods.

The nearly 9-mile (14 km) long shared-use linear park/rail trail will encompass about 135 acres (55 ha) and will average 100 feet (30 m) in width.

[3] In 2021 NJ Transit authorized studies for alternative options between the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Secaucus Junction including a bus "transitway" along the ROW.

[citation needed] Although the ROW was not officially abandoned, proponents of early efforts to create a greenway called the plan the Ice & Iron Rail Trail because of its historical use as a freight line carrying iron and ice from western New Jersey to the Port of New York and New Jersey.

[19][5][20][21] The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which manages state parks and forests, acquired the property on August 19, 2022.

[27] At its eastern end the greenway will start in Croxton in Jersey City (40°44′36″N 74°04′02″W / 40.743342°N 74.067163°W / 40.743342; -74.067163) just west of U.S. Route 1/9, near the Bergen Arches, a disused rail tunnel, with potential connection to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.