Marlu Lake–Inner Loop, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Lincroft, NJ. The route reaches Marlu Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 89 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alumni Drive 40.33099, -74.12940
Nearest town Lincroft, NJ
Directions
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Marlu Lake–Inner Loop, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 44–88 ft
Out & Back · Thompson Park
Trailhead: Alumni Drive · 40.33099, -74.12940
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 431 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Thompson/Inner Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Inner Loop Shortcut, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Inner Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Marlu Lake.
- 300 ftBear right onto Thompson Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Reservoir Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Thompson Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Marlu Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Thompson Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Thompson/Inner Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
35% dirt25% paved40% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun
71°64°
21%
Mon
80°61°
Tue
84°63°
Wed
87°65°
Thu
84°71°
Fri
76°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 431 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Alumni Drive Trailhead
- Inner Loop & Thompson/Inner Loop 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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