Lake Manalapan–Blue Trail, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Lake Manalapan–Blue Trail, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Jamesburg Gardens, NJ. The route reaches Lake Manalapan. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 164 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Trail 40.34097, -74.42871
Nearest town Jamesburg Gardens, NJ
Directions
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Lake Manalapan–Blue Trail, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 54–163 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
- Start on White Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Manalapan.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gravel Hill Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
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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