Here's a shorty video from a frozen Allaire ride with my buddy Chris from a couple of months back. Allaire, located near the Jersey Shore where 195 and the GSP intersect, is a bit of a haul for me so I hadn't been in a few years, but was quickly reminded how fun (and pedaly) it was! My Gopro batteries crapped out on me in the cold conditions so I only have footage from the first third of the ride, but the video does a pretty good job depicting what a ride there is like. There are so many jumps, jibs & berms scattered throughout the trails making the place a ton of fun, even with a fairly limited elevation profile. There's also a few jump line/pits that have nice progressive tables and are super easy to lap. Navigating can be a bit difficult as it's a spaghetti bowl of intertwined trails, but it's hard to get lost as the footprint of the park isn't that big. The park is located in the pine barrens and the surface type is very sandy, making Allaire a great spot to hit in the late winter when freeze thaw and sloppy conditions inhibit the riding at most other local trail systems. Although the sandy surface makes this a great place to ride during the rainy/winter months, I'd definitely stay away during the summer/drier months as the trails become noticeably more sandy and there will be a ton of ticks too.
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