Good
Times FarmTrails
While
showing and lessons are important, it's important to just have fun with
your horse as well and GTF is lucky enough to be able to trail ride
right off the farm. We are a 50+ Acre farm in Freehold NJ that has
direct access to Turkey Swamp State park and Turkey Swamp Wildlife
management area in addition to the trails on our own property.
Together they comprise a 6000+ acre area in which to ride. The
trail systems located in the state park portion are maintained to "trail
princess" standards. The park department does a great job here and
there are multiple loops available. We can get directly to the
lake area or the Nomoco Road Activity area (see maps). I
have ridden most of this trail system and my favorite loop is the
Manasquan trail, which loops back to the river and is very pretty and
picturesque. I have been out for over 4 hours and never had to take the
same trail twice. Mostly flat and sandy, it has great footing for
most all of the year. Turkey swamp WMA is HUGE and it seems like I
find a new trail whenever I venture out. We hold a
trail blazing and clearing party at least once a year and are always
trying to make improvements.
Turkey Swamp State Park Trail Map
Trails directly out of GTF that link to TSP
We are also a very short trailer ride ( 5 minutes or so) to Manasquan reservoir, where hunting is never allowed, so it's a great place to go during deer hunting season. Allaire State Park is 10 minutes, Collier's Mills WMA is 19 minutes, and Assunpink WMA is 16 minutes away.