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Trail Description:
Allamuchy NORTH stretches from Waterloo Rd. in Byram/Stanhope north past Cranberry Lake. It is a very large area, with only one map available: from the Park Office. It's not a great map, but it is a necessity. A compass is also recommended here. The "backside"- over on the Cranberry Lake side- is much cooler than the side by Waterloo Rd, but it's all good. Lots of uphills, technical downhills, fast fireroad downhills, and alot of enormous "moab"-type rocks to ride over. The trail is a mess after a good rain.
Not recommended for beginners. Novice & up will do fine.
The trails are not marked, but if you've got all day, and feel like doing a little "orienteering"...this is the place to get lost for an epic.
How to get there:
Rt. 80 West to exit 25. 2nd traffic light, turn left. A couple of miles in you'll see the trail head- a heavily erroded gravel parking lot- to the right. Even tho there may be alot of cars in the lot, most are only riding the rail-trail, not the actual park trails.
Additional Notes:
Don't let the difficuly of navigation scare you! Get a map, take a compass, take plenty of water
| Posted by: POZ on 4/15/2008 |
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Only went up the Red trail. Poorly marked, and hills to rocky/steep to climb on your bike. A bunch of downhills, flats, and climbs. Did get lost, markers stop showing up, got back by taking 206.
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| Posted by: SweetDick Willy on 6/9/2006 |
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Ok, this is a monster of a place to ride....be prepared to get lost. Trail snot marked many to choose from...lots of climbing, single track, double track, fire roads. I spent 2.5 hrs there last week and all 3 of us crashed. Noone hurt but bikes needed TLC...bring food, water and prepare to ride for hours...
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| Posted by: kenkarver on 9/21/2001 |
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this place is good for novice to expert. offers packed dirt with much embedded rock terrain. nothing to steep in regards to uphill or downhill. not many log crossings neither. very scenic. a good place to test your abilities
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