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Thompson Park

Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Jamesburg Gardens, NJ. The route reaches Lake Manalapan. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 164 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Trail 40.34097, -74.42871
Nearest town Jamesburg Gardens, NJ
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Lake Manalapan–Green Trail, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 60–163 ft

Out & Back · Thompson Park

Trailhead: White Trail · 40.34097, -74.42871

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Manalapan.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Lake Manalapan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 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-7-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 74°64°
Mon 82°65°
Tue 84°64°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 76°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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