Allamuchy North Route Recommendations
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That's a pretty tough call to solo. Best to meet up unless your old school and just like wander. White is an out an back. Blue and red are on one side of the hill and purple and orange are on the otherside. In between are vast amounts of unmarked trails. Then you have yellow and teal on top some good some impossible.
Continental drive lot
Earthworm lot
Tranquility lot
Cranberry lake lot
If you want to hook up and really learn the place reach out to me or @Fat Trout or @Reggie
frug
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A tour would be much appreciated. I'm free tomorrow after lunch and most weekends this month if anyone else has time. I can usually get out of work around noon on Fridays if that works better. (Fair warning I am still getting used to grinding through tech. Did a fair bit of riding at Chimney Rock last year, but we have since moved further north).
The west side (i.e. by 517) is the most intermediate friendly. Orange loop is practically flow by Allamuchy standards. The purple Cardiac/Ditch are tough on the longs but lots of fun. White is also tough on the lungs but really just a dirt road climb or fast descent. You can put together a loop with those and expand out from there.
xc62701
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Have you explored Stephens? I think the terrain is more what you’re looking for and easier to navigate.
frug
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Yeah. I’ve started to ride at Stephens a bit, but appreciate the heads up.
Foster57
Member
Park at tranquility lot, do orange loop clockwise. Head up the mountain on purple. Do rollie pollie which is a bunch rolling rock up and overs. Continue down purple till you hit white. From here you have some options depending on how you're feeling. Taking ice cream(?) downhill and then out to lumpy bumpy is fun but tough. White downhill back to the lot is a ripper. Can also backtrack and take candy ass back down if want more tech. Recommend exploring routes that people hmdo frequently on trail forks.
frug
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Really appreciate the offer but can’t make it out there until early afternoon. If you wouldn’t mind posting your route after I could follow it. GPX file, Strava, or whatever you are comfortable sharing.
frug
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What is KVSP?
rick81721
Lothar
Yeah that's a fun place to get lost in. Tho not a great idea to do so in December afternoon when light is fading. Found that out the hard way
frug
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Kittatinny…got it. I’ve only lived in NJ for a year. It’s in my list, just haven’t gotten there.
That's pretty similar to my normal loop although I'll sometimes park at that pull out on 517. Generally don't do the section with ice cream, but had a bit more time this day. (I think all of this terrain is legit but if not let me know and I'll take it down).
Here you go.
Not as long as I liked to have gone but I forgot to put my chamois on, lol. Started to get raw so skipped Lumpy.
I'll say it again its the best park of the 3 hands down. I don't get why stephens is always the rave when it can't hold a candle to tech and fun that mooch delivers.
Not as long as I liked to have gone but I forgot to put my chamois on, lol. Started to get raw so skipped Lumpy.
I'll say it again its the best park of the 3 hands down. I don't get why stephens is always the rave when it can't hold a candle to tech and fun that mooch delivers.
frug
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Thanks, again. Looks like I already follow you on Strava (creeper alert!). We met last summer on the MTBNJ group ride at Nassau. I am the guy you had to keep sweeping on the intermediate ride. I've since taken some of your advice and have been hitting the rocks. I'm comfortable on 95% of Chimney Rock, but make occasional trips up to Ringwood/Sterling to be humbled again. Hoping Allamuchy is somewhere in between.
My guess is Stephen is just easier. It has the kind of tech that makes me feel like I am good at riding it. Easier places tend to be more popular (see also 6MR).
Good stuff, keep at it. This loop has it all. Climbs Tech and rollers. I did rolly Polly, to my surprise every rock roll has a go around, I'm like wtf, why bother haha. I may go through this loop and point out other stuff to try or avoid later.
