Manasquan Trail
- 2.8 mi
- round trip
- 209 ft
- climb
- 138 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 23 h ago
Manasquan Trail is a 2.8-mile hike in Turkey Swamp Park, a county park in New Jersey, on land managed by the county. The trail is an out-and-back route that runs about 5.6 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of about 32 feet. It is rated moderate, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.8 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Freehold-Marlboro show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages about 86°F. Several other trails start close by. Alder Trail is about 0.1 mile away and Old Lenape Trail about 0.2 mile. Metedeconk Trail is about half a mile off, and the Manasquan River, a canoeing route, is about a mile away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Alder TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Old Lenape TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Metedeconk TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Tighe connectorHiking0.7 mi
- Manasquan RiverCanoeing1 mi
- Blueberry PathHiking1.1 mi
- * bouldering mid-state NJRock climbing5.8 mi
Toms RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jonathan Schilling, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Perimeter TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: joiseyshowaa from Freehold, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mine Hill TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Cove TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: joiseyshowaa from Freehold, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Agress TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
- Bracken TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: joiseyshowaa from Freehold, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Brook TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
Cedar TrailHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: tedkerwin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Bridge LoopHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: tedkerwin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Pine HillsHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: tedkerwin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Old Lenape TrailHiking · Next door
Best time to visit Manasquan Trail
Best months: April, June and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 23°
11 wet
Feb
44° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 31°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 41°
11 wet
May
72° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
67° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
56° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
47° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Freehold-Marlboro, NJ, 8.5 mi away at 194 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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