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Manasquan Reservoir & Reservoir Run Trail via Perimeter Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Manasquan Reservoir & Reservoir Run Trail via Perimeter Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Freewood Acres, NJ. The route passes Manasquan Reservoir and Manasquan Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 131 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cove Trail 40.17720, -74.21970
Nearest town Freewood Acres, NJ
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Manasquan Reservoir & Reservoir Run Trail via Perimeter Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 63–131 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cove Trail · 40.17720, -74.21970

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hankel Lane, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Manasquan Reservoir.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Manasquan Reservoir.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Winter Run Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Run Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miReach Manasquan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Winter Run Loop, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Hankel Lane, heading E.
  13. 150 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/manasquan-reservoir-manasquan-reservoir-out-back-5-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

71% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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