For more informationplease contact:

Bicycle AdvocateNJDOT1035 Parkway AvenueP.O. BOX 600Trenton, NJ 08625www.nj.gov/transportation Rev. 10/02

Battle ofMonmouth Ride

Battle ofMonmouth RideIf cycling up hills is not your cup of tea, consider theBattle of Monmouth Tour, a pleasant 28.5-mile circuitride through the gently rolling countryside of MonmouthCounty. Your route connects two major recreationalfacilities — Monmouth Battlefield State Park on thesouthern end of the loop and Holmdel County Park inthe north. You can start your tour from either location.

Along the way you’ll pass acres of orchards, beautifullymanicured horse farms, woodlands, suburban developments and historic sites. Some of these includeMolly Pitcher’s Well and the Battle of MonmouthMonument. You’ll skirt Freehold, the Monmouth Countyseat that offers a bustling downtown area with lots ofplaces to stop and eat.

And here’s a little fact you may not have known!Monmouth Battlefield State Park (off Route 33), is thesite of one of the longest and largest battles of theRevolutionary War, where Washington’s troops clashedwith British troops under Sir Henry Clinton. An annualreenactment of the June 28, 1778 battle is held everyyear with authentically dressed troops camped out inthe park and situated in the fields for fighting. For anentire weekend, the park is inhabited by men, women

New JerseyDepartment of Transportation

New JerseyDepartment of Transportation

General Tips

Plan ahead.Read the route directions before beginning the ride.

Obey safety laws.Obey all rules of the road! Keep right; ride with traffic,not against it. Obey all traffic signs and signals. In NewJersey, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilitiesas a motor vehicle driver.

Use signals.Show your intention clearly when turning and changing lanes.

Share the road/trail. Be aware of and respect the rights and safety of otherroad and trail users, especially children, pedestrians,and joggers.

Be aware of road conditions.Users should take the trail as they find it. NJDOT does notguarantee that the trail is completely free from conditionsthat may be a hazard to bicycle traffic. In preparing thisroute, every attempt has been made to select roads thatcan provide a quality bicycle touring experience. However,some route segments may have adverse conditions.

Road conditions continually change: pavements deteriorate, roads are resurfaced, more developmentleads to increased traffic. Conditions listed in this routewere effective at this printing.

Your comments will be useful in updating or revising theroute. E-mail comments to Bicycle.Advocate@dot.state.nj.us.

Be aware of traffic patterns.Plan trips to avoid peak traffic hours. This route generallyutilizes low traffic volume roads. However, be careful ifyou bicycle during peak commuter traffic.

A Tour Guide for Cyclists

Battle ofMonmouth Ride

and children in 18th century dress who cook overcampfires, live in tents, drill, and march off to “battle”in the natural amphitheater next to the visitors’ centeron Freehold-Englishtown Road.

If time isn’t on your side or you prefer not to do the fullloop, it’s easy to abbreviate your tour. Just take SchoolRoad, which bisects the circuit north of Route 18 andyou’ll find a perfect shortcut from either direction.

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For more informationplease contact:

Bicycle AdvocateNJDOT1035 Parkway AvenueP.O. BOX 600Trenton, NJ 08625www.nj.gov/transportation Rev. 10/02

Battle ofMonmouth Ride

Battle ofMonmouth RideIf cycling up hills is not your cup of tea, consider theBattle of Monmouth Tour, a pleasant 28.5-mile circuitride through the gently rolling countryside of MonmouthCounty. Your route connects two major recreationalfacilities — Monmouth Battlefield State Park on thesouthern end of the loop and Holmdel County Park inthe north. You can start your tour from either location.

Along the way you’ll pass acres of orchards, beautifullymanicured horse farms, woodlands, suburban developments and historic sites. Some of these includeMolly Pitcher’s Well and the Battle of MonmouthMonument. You’ll skirt Freehold, the Monmouth Countyseat that offers a bustling downtown area with lots ofplaces to stop and eat.

And here’s a little fact you may not have known!Monmouth Battlefield State Park (off Route 33), is thesite of one of the longest and largest battles of theRevolutionary War, where Washington’s troops clashedwith British troops under Sir Henry Clinton. An annualreenactment of the June 28, 1778 battle is held everyyear with authentically dressed troops camped out inthe park and situated in the fields for fighting. For anentire weekend, the park is inhabited by men, women

New JerseyDepartment of Transportation

New JerseyDepartment of Transportation

General Tips

Plan ahead.Read the route directions before beginning the ride.

Obey safety laws.Obey all rules of the road! Keep right; ride with traffic,not against it. Obey all traffic signs and signals. In NewJersey, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilitiesas a motor vehicle driver.

Use signals.Show your intention clearly when turning and changing lanes.

Share the road/trail. Be aware of and respect the rights and safety of otherroad and trail users, especially children, pedestrians,and joggers.

Be aware of road conditions.Users should take the trail as they find it. NJDOT does notguarantee that the trail is completely free from conditionsthat may be a hazard to bicycle traffic. In preparing thisroute, every attempt has been made to select roads thatcan provide a quality bicycle touring experience. However,some route segments may have adverse conditions.

Road conditions continually change: pavements deteriorate, roads are resurfaced, more developmentleads to increased traffic. Conditions listed in this routewere effective at this printing.

Your comments will be useful in updating or revising theroute. E-mail comments to Bicycle.Advocate@dot.state.nj.us.

Be aware of traffic patterns.Plan trips to avoid peak traffic hours. This route generallyutilizes low traffic volume roads. However, be careful ifyou bicycle during peak commuter traffic.

A Tour Guide for Cyclists

Battle ofMonmouth Ride

and children in 18th century dress who cook overcampfires, live in tents, drill, and march off to “battle”in the natural amphitheater next to the visitors’ centeron Freehold-Englishtown Road.

If time isn’t on your side or you prefer not to do the fullloop, it’s easy to abbreviate your tour. Just take SchoolRoad, which bisects the circuit north of Route 18 andyou’ll find a perfect shortcut from either direction.

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The State of New Jersey has published this map to aid the cycl ist and takes no responsibi l ity for user's safety and in no way warrants the safety or f itness of the suggested routes. Ride carefully.

This map i l lustrates the route and should be used for general wayfinding purposes.

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0.0 0.0 Left onto Route 33 (business)

0.2 0.2 Left at light onto Wemrock Rd

1.4 1.2 Right at light onto CR 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Rd; becomes Throckmorton Rd)

2.6 1.2 Left onto Ave C

2.7 0.1 Right onto Court Street

3.1 0.4 Left onto Monument St

3.2 0.1 Right onto Schanck St

3.4 0.2 Veer left onto Oak St at Y-intersection

3.7 0.3 Right onto Robertsville Rd

3.8 0.1 Left onto Broadway

3.9 0.1 Right at light onto Dutch Lane Rd (becomesCR 46 and Mon. CR 4, Crine Rd)

9.6 5.7 Left onto Conover Rd (Mon. CR 4)

10.3 0.7 Left onto Route 34 (sign says “To 4”)

10.6 0.3 Veer right onto South St (Mon. CR 34);becomes S. Holmdel Rd/Holmdel Rd

11.8 1.2 Cross CR 520 (Main St at light)

13.0 1.2 Right onto Roberts Rd at light

13.5 0.5 Left onto Longstreet Rd

13.6 0.1 Left into Holmdel Park

To return from the park entrance.

Right onto Longstreet Rd

13.7 0.1 Right onto Roberts Rd

14.2 0.5 Right onto Holmdel Rd

14.4 0.2 Left onto Schanck Rd

14.8 0.4 Straight across Route 34

15.6 0.8 Right onto Pleasant Valley Rd

16.4 0.8 Left onto Pleasant Valley Rd (at Reids Hill Rd)

17.7 1.3 Straight across Conover Rd

18.8 1.1 Left onto Route 79

18.9 0.1 Right at light onto Wyncrest Rd

20.7 1.8 Veer right at School Rd West(stay on Wyncrest; Wyncrest becomesLafayette Mills Rd)

23.0 2.3 Right onto Taylors Mills Rd

23.3 0.3 Straight across Route 9/Caution

24.1 0.8 Left at light onto Tennent Rd

25.5 1.4 Left onto CR 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Rd)at light/Traffic

27.1 1.6 Right at light onto Wemrock Rd

28.3 1.2 Right at light onto Route 33

28.5 0.2 Turn right into Battlefield State Parkentrance

The route description begins at the entrance toMonmouth Battlefield State Park on Route 33.

Map by The Louis Berger Group, Inc.