Allaire State Park

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Some of our dedicated crew
Some of our dedicated crew

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[edit] Overview

The 800 acre South side of Allaire State Park is maintained by the Allaire Trail Users Group which is a merry band of volunteers dedicated to Allaire's Multi-use trails. This area has many miles of unmarked trails along with four marked trails. You can expect packed sand trails with a few roots, no rock and relatively flat topography. Allaire is also frequented by many equestrians and trail runners so remember the Rules of the Trails. Although Allaire has some wildlife (deer, turkeys, owls and foxes) the critters to watch out for are ticks and chiggers so be sure to pack some bug spray during the summer months.

[edit] Location

Hospital Road, Farmingdale, NJ
GPS coordinates for the parking lot: 40.141094, -74.122594

[edit] JORBA Involvement

Allaire State Park's trails were scheduled to close on December 1, 1998 due to excessive erosion and neglect of the trail system. On November 4, 1998, the Allaire Trail Users Group (ATUG) was formed to open a dialog with the park in order to prevent the closing. The group consisted of both cyclists and equestrians and works closely with park officials. Fast forward a few years and the trails are greatly improved and there is no longer a threat of closure. The park officials have also responded with improvements like 2 lavatories and a resurfaced parking lot. ATUG has shown that it is possible for different user groups to join forces and work toward a common goal, and by working together we have improved communication between the user groups. The result is near zero user conflict and more trail courtesy.

[edit] Getting Involved

Please visit the Allaire Trail Users Group forums for volunteer opportunities.

[edit] TM Sessions

[edit] 2008

[edit] 2009

[edit] 2010

TBD

[edit] Projects

[edit] IMBA Trail

The IMBA Trail is so-called because of a visit from the IMBA Trail Care Crew on October 1 2006. The result of a great day of education and team work is a sustainable trail with great flow in both directions. The TCC even included instruction on how to properly regenerate an old trail.

[edit] Taming the Sand

One of the biggest challenges in the park is taking the base of sand we have to work with and making is sustainable. Allaire is an interesting place in that a reasonable rain often times makes the trails pack better and in winter time the trails are good while much of the rest of the the state is mired in wet & sloppy conditions. Of course this leaves us with a worn trail system come March, when we step in and bring the park back up to the standard it needs to be.
Over the years we have made more of a focus on routing trails in the less susceptible sandy areas and as such have done our best to minimize the damage (and potential damange) done to the trails. While it is a unique problem, it is also a unique challenge to make the trails sustainable with the sand present in the park.

[edit] Tiger Woods

Once a rogue trail, Tiger Woods has progressed to one of the more challenging and favorite trails in the park. The impact on this trail cannot be understated, as this went from entirely unmaintainable to what we left with the last TM session of 2009, which is a trail we have done our best to keep challenging and yet able to endure the traffic the park gets.

[edit] TM Hours

  • 2001 - 223 hours
  • 2002 - 200 hours
  • 2003 - 233 hours
  • 2004 - 202 hours
  • 2005 - 155 hours
  • 2006 - 195 hours
  • 2007 - 613 hours
  • 2008 - 775 hours
  • 2009 - 1065 hours

[edit] Pictures

[edit] Trail Descriptions

[edit] Coca-Cola

Not on any map, the Coke trail is an intermediate trail with some advanced features. Bridges, log-overs (logstacles), roots and just plain fun. This trail is an out and back...not a loop, and runs on a flood plain along the Manasquan River. This trail leads to the Golf course and they are not too fond of folks poaching their greens so please stay off. One trip and you will see where it gets its name. This is not a legal trail and is not maintained by JORBA.

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[edit] Tiger Woods

Recently adopted by ATUG, this is another of Allaire's intermediate trails with some advanced features. This trail runs on the ridge of the Manasquan River and features a lot of short but steep climbs, roots, and twisty singletrack. This is one of the more challenging trails here. It got it's name from both the builder and it's location.

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[edit] Steelman

This is a fun, twisty trail with logstacles, roots, and it is a favorite of all users.

blaze:none but is part of the White loop.

length: .75 miles

[edit] Serpentine

The Serpentine started as a fire break and has many names including Bobsled and Chutes'n Ladders. This trail is a lot of fun when ridden downhill with it's twisty bermed turns.

blaze: none

length: .5 miles

GPS waypoint: 40.14622- 74.13645

[edit] IMBA

In 2006 Allaire was the site of an IMBATrail Care Crew visit where ATUG's crew was taught the fine art of sustainable trail science. An old fall line trail was closed and reclaimedand a new sustainable trail remains. Read about the IMBA visit here

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[edit] Pink Trail

The Pink trail is located off the group camp site across the street from the multi-use trails. This trail has a pink designation due to the fact that it was laid out by a Girl Scout troop. The girls used fire cuts and some social trails to put the loop together.

blaze: Pink

length: 1 mile

[edit] Trail Maps

Official Park map

[edit] Resources

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