Name: Atsion Railroad Service Road
Rating: 4.0

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Features Pump Track

This trail is not in the Atsion Lake complex, which is closed during the winter months.

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Best parking is at the Wharton Ranger Station. Bathrooms are also available at Ranger Station.

Description

CLASS 1 TRAIL: After a short ride down Rt. 206, just past the Atsion Lake Complex is a single lane gravel road. This was a RR service road running right next to and parallel to the old NJ Central RR tracks. I am not aware of it having a name other than RR Service Road (this is not RR Ave.).

There a couple of puddles on the RR Service Road. Since riding through puddles is always a risk, it is handy to use the old RR tracks as a convenient bridge to go around the puddles. The rest of the ride is sandy trail.

The wetlands consist of red maples, pin oaks, and Atlantic white cedars and swamps along meandering tannin stained creeks. Upland forest with dense blueberry shrub layer create cover for game animals and song birds.

Your Ridge Rider, C. Kramer. eNJoy.