an nj weekend ride?
 

does anyone in/close to nj want to have a little forum ride in nj. i am thinking allaire or round valley. i am willing to work around anyone who wants to go for a date. but i am thinking in march/april.

anyone?

March at Round Valley would be good. Since I live a short distance from Round Valley, I'd be there.

i thought there were some more mtbers from nj on here, guess not

i have been wanting to ride at round valley so if i go this season (i think i am) i will shoot you a pm and mybe we can meet up or something.

how about ringwood. its worth the drive. you guys are probally about 1 1/2 hours away.. but ill see about allaire. ill probally be dirtbiking in manahawkin by my beachhouse.

yea ringwood is an hour and a half from me. i am not doing the driving, my father will be. i dont think he will mind though. konarider, want to give ringwood a go?

I'm not a fan of Ringwood(Spoiled by Vietnam up in Mass), plus that is a major drive time for me being that I'm in western hunterdon county. Alliare is even further.

Ringwood is about 2 and a half hours, and Alliare is 3 hours and 15 minutes from me. The interstates take me way out of the way, and the easiest most direct routes are back roads and state and county highways. Besides, I can show the other entrance to Round Valley, the one that isn't on any map. Allamuchy is doable but, is usually a mess during March and April.

Are you guys from south jersey, I just get that feeling because you say that Allaire is a few hours away from you and I think thats up north? Anyway, I'm always down for a weekend ride.

antman how far are you from round valley?

oh one other question, konarider, what kind of trails would we ride at round valley?

The cushetunk is the only legal trail at Round Valley, but it's a good sized trail without going into cushetunk park, from the south lot and back is 18 miles, with the cushetunk park it's about 24 miles. The cushetunk is generally tame until the first emergency road crossing, after that, the good riders are shown from the beginners, at that crossing it goes uphill for a bit, then has two line selections, one is hard because of the speed gathered, and the other one is tight twisty downhill singletrack and really isn't beginner friendly at all then there is a clearance for a short bit where you go past the waterhouse for there, then more climbing then you hit the youth center portion of the cushetunk the first mile is gravel but there is side twisting single track the crosses the graveled over portion, when it starts to turn to normal trail it starts getting extremely rough from natural washouts you hit a gate blocking off the campsite then go right at that point it becomes really rocky and rooty and uphillm it ends when you hit the cushetunk park which can be accessed directly from the cushetunk trail. It's also possible to hit a couple places during the weekend like mtnbiker66 is doing with the southeast gather this spring. Round Valley and Allamuchy is doable in a weekend.

Alliare is southern NJ and is considered in the coastal plains region.

where is round valley again? ill ask my dad. hes gonna probally ride my stp3 and his friend from work might come. anyway is it still gonna be in may?

It's in Lebanon boroush or Clinton Township depends on who you ask.

Let a friend ride your carbon fiber softtail, wow, you're a much better friend than I

doesnt sound too xc bike freindly .. .. ..

for the person who asked where it is mapquest it, just put round valley in and pick round valley resevoir from the list they give you.

It's xc friendly.

ok, just thought id make sure. i have something planned the 11 and 12, so how is the the 18th or 25th of march looking?

Both are fine.

March? The way the weather is, I'll be riding tomorrow!

Id be up for a group ride though, whenever/wherever it is

nobody from south south jersey?