ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Edgar Felix Bike Trail - Manasquan / Wall</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <link href="../../picstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <table align="center" width="660" cellpadding="12"> <tr><td colspan="2"> <h1 class="center" >Edgar Felix Bike Trail<br>Manasquan / Wall</h1> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="left"> BIKING SURFACE: Paved<br> TYPE: Biking, pedestrian<br> LENGTH: 4 miles<br> ROUND TRIP: 8 miles<br> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p class="left"> RESTROOMS: Nearby<br> HIGHWAY INTERACTION: 4 crossings(county routes)<br> SHADING: Shady spots<br> PARKING: OK, see comments below<br> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="center"> <img src="efdetail.jpg" class="mainborders" alt="Trail Map" /> Edgar Felix Bike Trail</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="border"> <em>Update </em> There is now an extension to this bike trail that runs from just west of State Route 35 toward the termination of State Route 18. It runs across several major roads, and is currently awaiting the completion of a dedicated bridge to connect two sides of this extension running through Wall Township. -1/26/06 -ed. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="left"> This PAVED bike trail runs along what used to be railroad tracks, and has underpasses of Routes 34 and 35, and a dedicated bridge over the Garden State Parkway. <br> PARKING: Monmouth County Route 524 Between Allaire State Park and Hospital Road, GRAVEL parking that is TRAILER FRIENDLY. Limited paved parking at Allenwood at the intersection of Ramshorn Drive (6 spaces and a Gazebo), and off Main Street in Manasquan across from entrance. </p> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <p class="left"> HIGHWAY INTERACTIVITY: <br> There are a few road crossings of the paved path, but they are concentrated toward the Allenwood/Wall side of the trail and there is a long stretch (about 3 miles) of uninterrupted biking leading to Manasquan, for a 6 mile round trip. </p> <p class="left">There is a gentle upgrade for about half the trail from Allenwood to Manaquan and a gentle downgrade for the rest, so you get a break every 1.5 miles. </p> </td> </tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="center"> <img src="edgarfelix3.jpg" class="mainborders" alt="Area Map" /> <br>Map of the Area</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="alertcaption">Related: Plans in the works for using Rt 18 extension for bike path <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/press/2003releases/051603.htm"> 2003 NJDOT press Release</a></p> <p class="caption"> <a href="../traillist.html"> BIKE PATHS </a>| <a href="../../index.html"> HOME </a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </body> </html>