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Trail Heads
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Chris
and I got a call a few weeks ago from former members
Noel and Stephen Crawford. They had found the
elusive rail trail down on the Jersey shore and
invited us to join them for an outing. For those
that don't know, a rail trail is an old unused
railroad bed that has been paved over for use
as a bike trail and footpath. We had heard rumors
about one around the Keyport area, but no one,
not even the local bike shop, had any hard information
about it.
The trailhead, it turns out, is in
Aberdeen just east of the Parkway. We all parked
across the street in the Little League lot and
started pedaling down what is officially known
as the Henry Hudson Trail. |
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runs for about ten miles from Aberdeen south to
the Atlantic Highlands marina. It is a very nice
leisurely ride, almost totally flat, running essentially
through several towns, past lots of back yards,
a couple of very interesting pubs and restaurants,
and with plenty of opportunity to deviate toward
the ocean. |
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The day was
rather cool and windy, so the clam chowder
at the marina really hit the spot. We
toured around all the boats on cradles,
checked out the casino (from the outside),
and headed back. On the way, we made the
mistake of stopping off at a thrift shop
in an old convent. Neither Steven nor
I could get the ladies moving, so he and
I decided to relax over my usual backpack
fare - Vermont cheddar and pâté
on German black bread washed down with
a round of Broken Legs. That got the girls
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We'll be going back.
The Henry Hudson Trail is an excellent way to
explore the shore towns on wheels rather than
behind the wheel.
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