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Holmdel Park

Zen Lake–Cross Country Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Zen Lake–Cross Country Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Holmdel Park near Holmdel, NJ. The route reaches Zen Lake. It climbs 381 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 276 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36162, -74.17051
Nearest town Holmdel, NJ
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Zen Lake–Cross Country Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 74–275 ft

Out & Back · Holmdel Park

Trailhead: 40.36162, -74.17051

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftPass Zen Lake.
  3. 200 ftSharp right onto Bell Works-Bayonet Farm Access Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bayonet Farms Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Steeplechase Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto High Point Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftReach Zen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftTurn right onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  31. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  32. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading E.
  34. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 100 ftTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading SE.
  39. 300 ftTurn left onto Ramanessin Trail, heading SE.
  40. 0.2 miBear left onto Steeplechase Trail, heading NE.
  41. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading W.
  44. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  45. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bell Works-Bayonet Farm Access Trail, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  47. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cross-country-trail-high-point-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt7% grass16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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