Trans New Jersey Trail

If you went to the beginning of this thread, and are using Rob23's route, they are easily identified as "Hero Loop". I'm not sure if that version has been ran/updated.
If you did a Google search & have XPlorer313's version, there are no Hero Sections. That version was drove/ridden/updated in Jan/Feb '20

where would i get that version?

did the a small north TNJT today. Had a bad case of Allergy, so popped an allegra and took the car instead ... loved it.. started at High Point State Park and had to turn back 1-2 miles into the fire road (Grau Rd) in Stokes Forest area due to a steep rocky watery climb (I had no spotter and there was a chance of bottoming out, so chickened out).

how are you guyz unzipping the file?
also
i know leon, used to camp with him often when he had his fj

i use 7-ZIP , its free and as good as WinZip.

What turtlespeed said. It unzips & works fine in Gaia GPS & Google maps.
@Brutalguyracing Leon just completed a big milestone...he qualified for the Iron Butt Association's Saddle Sore 1000. He rode his Africa Twin 1057 miles in 18 hours!!!!

Got a much later start then expected, due to rain in the morning and the gps track needs some work as I hit several dead ends and my GPS got confused a lot.
I did 200 miles round trip and got beat up trying to keep a 30mph pace. I made it from Six Flags down to the intersection of 322, then I rode home because I was already 2 hours behind where I needed to be in order to make it home in time for dinner
I really enjoyed the ride and would love to work on improving the route if i have time.
At Six Flags

Found a free boat!

The aftermath

Is your headlight/mask meant for a husky? Looks just like mine :)

Yes, it is a 2019 Husky mask.
It seems to fit the bike well and give it a more modern look

Hey all! Just signed on to the forum, new to this type of riding and would really like to check out the TNJT. How do I go about downloading the gps for this? Any help would be much appreciated. If anyone is in my neck of the woods I would love to meet some new riding buddies too! I’m in the Asbury Park area.

~Lefty

Dear All, for last 230mile section of TNJT in from Central to South Jersey, I feel that riding 5+ hours (to and fro) for a few hour ride does not make sense. So I am thinking of a weekend ride.

Sat morning start from Central Jersey , ride till Pine Barrens (~180 miles)
Stay the night in a motel (Plaza Motel, 6090 E Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ 08330, ~$50 / night) OR Camp in Pine Barens
Sunday morning complete the ride (~50 miles) and drive back (Few hours... for North Jersey inmates). We can take the scenic coastal route...

How about next weekend? 27 & 28 June.

I think we shoudl have at least 3 riders.... due to Pine Barens sections (we are not doing the tough sandy or single track sections)... and heavy bikes..

Thoughts?

Turtlespeed,
Thanks again for putting these together.
I kinda like the idea and am interested. Cant do that weekend but wouldnt want to hold up others who can.

Just saying.... I think having the proper tires will be more important for this section than the last. Especially if the the 10 day forecast of rain and T Showers holds up. This could mean lots of puddles, wet sand, mud, difficult traversing, etc. Damn, now that I put it that way, it definitely sounds like a good time.

I want to avoide 4th of July : ) but I am ok to move weekends. would prefer dry roads :)

guys: let me know if 11 & 12 July works. Will plan accordingly ...

@turtlespeed just a reminder that State Forest campgrounds are closed. I’ve camped at Turtle Run (private campground) & it was a decent experience. The TNJT puts you almost at their front door. Ridge Road hits 542 south of Batsto. It’s right across 542.

Wading Pines (https://www.wadingpines.com/) certainly looked open when I rode past on Tuesday...Dunno how close to the route it is but it's *in* the pines.

I would be in if you don’t mind having a new guy along.

all are welcome :) PM me your ph and I will add you to the whatsapp grp for ride day sync (no spam or fwds...)

July 11 and 12 may work on my end.

i got a ktm 450 exc that works well in south jersey for me but i do most off road, on road to just connect trails. is this going to be big bike a lot of on road??

So I just completed two days of this, i found a couple of roads that were closed (prob due to the fact I’m using a two year old gpx file) def had some fun and I didn’t realize we actually had some gravel roads in the area.

I’ll be picking it back up next week, not too far from Jackson.