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Holmdel Park

Cross Country Trail & Ridge Walk Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 54 min

Cross Country Trail & Ridge Walk Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Holmdel Park near Crawford Corners, NJ. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 272 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36528, -74.18466
Nearest town Crawford Corners, NJ
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Cross Country Trail & Ridge Walk Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 54 min

Elevation 124–274 ft

Out & Back · Holmdel Park

Trailhead: 40.36528, -74.18466

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto Steeplechase Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  20. 250 ftReach Ridge Walk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading W.
  27. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading NE.
  32. 300 ftTurn left onto Ramanessin Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear left onto Steeplechase Trail, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miArrive 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-ridge-walk-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F69°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 73°64° 19%
Mon 80°60°
Tue 83°62°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°70°
Fri 75°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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