This section was opened in 2006, with a short additional stretch completed in 2011. The northern segment of the inland section runs from Wyncrest Road in Marlboro north to Stillwell Street in Matawan, generally paralleling Route 79 for much of the way. In 2013 a connecting trail was built from a point near the Allen Road terminus to the trails of the county's Big Brook Park. The southern segment of the inland section runs from County Route 537 in Freehold north to Allen Road in Marlboro (near Marlboro High School and Route 79). The Henry Hudson Trail was the first rail-trail developed in Monmouth County,Īnd was joined by the Union Transportation rail-trail in 2010. The railroad line was never officially abandoned, unlike most rail trails. If future economic conditions warrant resuming operation, NJT reserves the right to restore rail service at any time. The trail is administered by the Monmouth County Park System and is leased through 2020 for use as a trail. The property for the inland sections is currently railbanked by New Jersey Transit (NJT), which leases the line for trail usage to the Monmouth County Park System. A long missing link between Wyncrest Road and Big Brook Park in Marlboro divides this inland section into its own north and south segments. The southern (inland) section runs south from Matawan to Freehold Borough. A missing link in Atlantic Highlands requires on-road travel between Avenue D and the Atlantic Highlands marina. The northern section runs 12 miles east from the Aberdeen-Keyport border to Highlands, north of and roughly parallel to Route 36. The Garden State Parkway, the North Jersey Coast Line, and several abandoned rail bridges in Matawan and Aberdeen is the dividing line between the northern and southern sections of the trail. It traverses through the municipalities of Freehold Township, Marlboro Township, Matawan, Aberdeen Township, Keyport, Union Beach, Hazlet, Keansburg, Middletown Township, and Atlantic Highlands. Although trees line much of the trail, it affords some views of surrounding wetlands, streams, woodlands and fields. The rail trail traverses the Raritan Bayshore region from Highlands and connects inland to Freehold Borough using the former rights-of-way of several rail lines. The 24-mile-long (39 km), 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) paved multi-use trail is part of the Monmouth County Park System. The trail is named for Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore coastline in the early 1600s. The Henry Hudson Trail is a rail trail in western and northern Monmouth County, New Jersey. Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad, Freehold and Atlantic Highlands Railroad ![]() Hopefully I can sort out some wheels and then give a follow-up appraisal. The red /silver example above looks very clean and original - mine bears quite a few signs of neglect although it has actually been ridden very little. With the yellow finish and glossy black forks, at a distance you might think it actually has carbon forks ! I did take some pictures during stripdown but I don't know if it's possible to add them here - I can always add them to a hosting site and leave a link. ![]() ![]() Compared to my daily bike - a Raleigh Super Equipe it was quite a shock, but I actually think that with a decent set of wheels it could be a pretty good runaround. Well, riding the bike home was a bit of an adventure ! All manner of scrapes and rubs from wobbly rims, brakes and a large egg in the front tyre :) The bike is fairly heavy - it's a largish frame (24.5 inch) and it felt like I was pedaling through treacle! However as I later found out, the wheels appear to be the real culprit being extremely heavy steel items. Falcon I suppose were just using up the old Marlboro stock. The alloy / mazak gear levers have an embossed falcon image. This leads me to believe that my bike is a 'transition' model because it is fitted with various Falcon branded parts - quite clunky, steel derailleurs and aluminium brake calipers marked Falcon. In 1987 Marlboro then sold Holdsworth / CB to Falcon Cycles. The Birmingham area was of course the centre of bicycle steel tube production in England - handy :) What happened exactly after the take over of Holdsworth I don't know (although I do know that the Claud Butler brand was included in the deal - Holdsworth had acquired CB back in the late 1950s). ![]() I did find out that Marlboro production was at Wordsley, Stourbridge near Dudley. Hi Rebecca, that's interesting re the sharing of premises.
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