AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thompson Park

Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Jamesburg Gardens, NJ. The route reaches Lake Manalapan at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 164 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33450, -74.43635
Nearest town Jamesburg Gardens, NJ
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Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Elevation 60–163 ft

Out & Back · Thompson Park

Trailhead: 40.33450, -74.43635

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Lake Manalapan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 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/lake-manalapan-lake-manalapan-out-back-6-sights-4-km

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Jamesburg Gardens, New Jersey