Holmdel Park

Zen Lake & Ridge Walk Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Zen Lake & Ridge Walk Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Holmdel Park near Crawford Corners, NJ. The route reaches Zen Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 266 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37803, -74.18111
Nearest town Crawford Corners, NJ

Directions

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Zen Lake & Ridge Walk Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 74–267 ft

Out & Back · Holmdel Park

Trailhead: 40.37803, -74.18111

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Ramanessin Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Steeplechase Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bell Works-Bayonet Farm Access Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tranquility Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftReach Zen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bell Works-Bayonet Farm Access Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bayonet Farms Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Steeplechase Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading NW.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading NW.
  35. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% dirt5% grass14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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