Edgar Felix Bikeway
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Length5.4 mi (8.7 km)
LocationMonmouth County, New Jersey
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| Length | 5.4 mi (8.7 km) |
| Location | Monmouth County, New Jersey |
| Trailheads | Manasquan Allaire State Park Capital to Coast Trail |
| Use | Hiking, Cycling |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Year round |
| Sights | Allaire Pine Creek Railroad Allenwood General Store Atlantic Ocean |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Right of way | Farmingdale & Squan Village Railroad Freehold & Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad |
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The Edgar Felix Bikeway is a 5.4 miles (8.7 km) rail trail in New Jersey between Manasquan and Allaire State Park. The trail was constructed on a former roadbed of the Farmingdale and Squan Village Railroad and the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad.
The original trail opened in 1971, and has been expanded several times. The Edgar Felix was the first cycling trail created in the state of New Jersey.[1]
- Allaire State Park - The western trail head contains the restored Allaire bog iron village and the Pine Creek Railroad. The Allaire mountain biking trails can be accessed from the Edgar Felix Bikeway where it crosses Hospital Road a mile from the park.[2]
- Route 18 Bikeway Spur - The northern trail head, completed in 2005, extends 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to the Wall Township municipal recreational complex along the abandoned Route 18 right-of-way.[3] Unlike the original section, the Route 18 spur was not built on a former rail bed but rather an undeveloped limited access highway right-of-way; as result, the trail is subject to rapid changes in its grade and pathway. The Route 18 spur has electronic crosswalk warning signals at most road crossings; these crossing lights augment the standard Zebra crossing and signage found on typical trail crossings. Unlike a HAWK beacon, these lights are only amber caution flashers that do not require a motorist to stop.
- Manasquan (North Main Street) - eastern trail head
