Before starting any ride through Wharton
State Forest, visit the
Atsion Ranger Station or the Batsto Visitor Center for information on
the current forest conditions. Please follow the International
Mountain Biking Association's Rules of the Trail while
riding.
Always
wear a helmet. Bring along water, a snack, a multi-tool, spare inner
tube and tire pump when riding the longer trails.
Please take
notice of the circular trail markers while riding.
One marker means
continue straight.
Two markers on top of each other, designates a turn.
The direction of the turn is indicated by the offset of the top marker.
Three markers, with two on top of each other and the third on the
side means this is a spur leading to a different trail.
Official Map of the Batsto All-Terrain Bicycle Trails
Maps (unofficial)
and Descriptions (even more unofficial)
of the All Terrain Bicycle Trails in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest
Batsto Area All Terrain Bicycle Trails
- Short
Loop (Yellow Circles)
The Batsto Short Loop is approximately a half mile in length and was designed for children and first time riders. The trail head can be found at the back of the Batsto Village Visitor Center parking lot, towards the right hand side, before the first picnic tables. The trail is marked with yellow circles. Motorized vehicles and equestrians are not allowed on this trail.
Please do not ride your bicycle through the picnic area or down the hiking trails.
- Fire
Tower Trail (Green Circles)
The Batsto Fire Tower Trail is approximately five and half miles in length. Close to two thirds of this mileage is firm singletrack, with the remainder of the mileage being two hard packed wagon roads. The trail head can be found at the back of the Batsto Village Visitor Center parking lot, in the left hand corner.
The trail is marked with green circles. Motorized vehicles and equestrians are not allowed on the singletrack sections of this trail. The sections of wagon road included in the trail are multi-use.
- Penn Creek Trail (Orange Circles)
The Batsto Penn Creek Trail is nearing its development completion.
This trail extends the Fire Tower Trail northward on both its east and west sides to create a singletrack loop that is well over eighteen miles in length. This route is aimed at providing experienced bicyclists a longer and more challenging singletrack ride. The trail will soon be marked with orange circles. Motorized vehicles and equestrians are not allowed on this trail.
We hope to have this route marked and groomed before October 2008.
- Jemima Mount Trail (Red
Circles)
The Batsto Jemima Mount Trail is currently under routing development.
This trail will be nested in a corner of the Penn Creek Trail loop. This route will give bicyclists the option of riding over Jemima Mount. We hope to have this route completed and marked before January 2009.
Atsion Area All Terrain Bicycle Trails
- Quaker Bridge - Hampton Furnace Loop (Blue Circles)
The Atsion Quaker Bridge - Hampton Furnace Loop follows sand roads from the Atsion Ranger Station on NJ route 206. This trail is marked with blue dots and is approximately 16 miles long. Riders will pedal past Quaker Bridge, High Crossing and the Hampton Furnace ruins before returning to route 206 several hundred feet north of the Ranger Station where they started.
Because of the sand, this route is best ridden in the winter months when the ground is frozen.
Please do not ride your bicycle down any of the intersecting hiking trails.
Garmin GPS Track of the AtsionTrails_BlueWhite_June07.gdb <right click and save target as...
- Devious Mount Trail (White Circles)
The trail head to the Atsion Devious Mount Trail is approximately a half mile down the Blue Trail at the railroad crossing. This trail is marked with white circles. Riders will follow a healthy mix of sand roads, wagon roads and single track over to Mount Devious before joining the Blue Trail again.
Because of the sand, this route is best ridden in the winter months when the ground is frozen.
Please do not ride your bicycle down any of the intersecting hiking trails.
Garmin GPS Track of the AtsionTrails_BlueWhite_June07.gdb <right click and save target as...
