Holmdel Park

Clare Pond & Ridge Walk Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Clare Pond & Ridge Walk Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Holmdel Park near Crawford Corners, NJ. The route reaches Clare Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 266 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37803, -74.18111
Nearest town Crawford Corners, NJ

Directions

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Clare Pond & Ridge Walk Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 80–267 ft

Out & Back · Holmdel Park

Trailhead: 40.37803, -74.18111

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Ramanessin Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Steeplechase Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miReach Clare Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Steeplechase Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Ramanessin Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Walk, heading W.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Glen Trail, heading W.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Walk Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% dirt6% grass16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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