Biking in New Jersey - Metuchen area:
Metuchen - Cheesequake State Park - Metuchen (cca 50 km loop)
Amboy Ave cont. New Brunswick Ave - R Rt 35 (Victory Bridge) -
L Main St. - L Stevens Ave (S) - R Rt 615 Bordentown Ave (cross Garden State Pkwy)
L Cheesequake Rd - L Perrine Rd (cross Rt 9) - R Rt 34 - L Morristown Rd - L Gordon Rd - Cheesequake SP -
Gordon Rd - L Morristown Rd - L Mattawan Rd cont. Laurence Pkwy (cross Rt 35) -
(either L Rt 35, or) L Shoreland Cir. (ends with steps down) - R Rt 35 - R Stevens Ave - L Lincoln St -
R S Pine Ave - R Rt 615 Bordentown Ave - L Stevens Ave - R Main St - R Rt 35 (Victory Bridge) -
L New Brunswick Ave cont. Amboy Ave
Metuchen - Maplewood & South Orange (18.8 mi, cca 30 km)
Grove Ave - L at New Dover Rd - R at Grove Ave - L at Inman Ave - R at Rahway Rd - (cross Raritan Rd 605)
- R at Cooper Rd - (at the end of the road) L at Martine Ave - R at W Broad St 509 (through Westfield) -
slight R at South Ave - at the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit towards Springfield -
cont. E Broad St. 577 - (at the end of the road) L at Springfield Ave - (cross 22) - (arrive at Springfield)
- slight R at 124 - (cross 78) - L at Vauxhall Rd (or directly onto 638 - Valley St) - R at Valley St -
arrive at Maplewood; cont. on Valley St & arrive at South Orange
Metuchen - Great Swamp (16.4 mi, cca 26 km - hilly)
Main St 531 - (arrive at Plainfield) - (just before 22) R onto the ramp to Watchung Ave - (cross 22) -
cont. on Somerset St - (arrive at Watchung) - at the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Valley Rd -
L at Hillcrest Rd (very steep!) - (cross 78) - (at red lights) slight L at Mountain Ave - (cross 512) -
(pass Gillette train station) - cont. on Mountain Ave - (at the top of the hill) slight R at Meyersville Rd -
L at New Vernon Rd - cont. on Long Hill Rd - arrive at Great Swamp
Last updated 06 July 2008