Ride Guide: New Jersey Mountain Biking

By Joshua M. Pierce

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933855133
• ISBN13: 9780933855137
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Anacus Pr Inc
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Biking has become an increasingly popular hobby -- even more so these days with the astronomical pri

Biking has become an increasingly popular hobby -- even more so these days with the astronomical prices of gas. Now in a newly updated third edition, "Ride Guide: New Jersey Mountain Biking" by mountain biking expert Joshua M. Pierce is a comprehensive guidebook to mountain biking rails throughout the Garden State. The twenty-six rides include both low-impact and hard-core trails that take the rider through the varied and occasionally spectacular terrain that New Jersey offers. "Ride Guide: New Jersey Mountain Biking" is enhanced with the inclusion of practical information as to levels of trail difficulty, turn-by-turn cue sheets and maps, as well as accurate and succinct descriptions of topography, trail conditions, and points of interest. Also very highly recommended for regional bike enthusiasts is Joel D. Sendek's "Ride Guide: Mountain Biking in The New York Metro Area, third edition" (9780933855267, $15.95).

This is a completely new edition of this book for 2007

This isn't necessarily a review, since I am the author, but I thought that this new edition warranted a comment. I completely rewrote this book over the past year for this third edition. If you look at the previous reviews of the book, I address all of the issues brought up by reviewers. I re-rode, re-plotted and re-measured every mile of trail in the book. I added nine new parks that include every place to mountain bike that I know of in South Jersey (including Estell Manor, Gloucester Community College and Wharton State Park). New Jersey gets a bad rap from lots of people, but the truth is there is a lot of excellent riding in the Garden State.

Who knew?

I took up mountain biking last summer (1999). It has been a great source of challenge and pleasure to me. Finding this book has made such an adventure out of biking in NJ! It is well-written, has great maps with the mileage and turns and a good rating system so you know what you are getting into before you leave. Driving directions to the spots and explanations of where to park, whether or not there is a fee... it's got everything you need to know. He really did a good job of researching the book and a nice touch is the inclusion of other nearby sites (relevant to the place you pick). One possible improvement: There's a map of NJ showing all the sites, it would be nice if the page numbers were listed there and the trail ratings were also included on the map. As it is now, you need to go to 3 different pages to find all of that info. Hardly worth mentioning, but if there was one thing to make it better, that would be it, in my opinion.

One of the best NJ trail books around!

I have many trail guides/books, but this one beats them all. First, the trail maps are accurate and clear. From my experience, accurate trail maps are hard to find. The author not only provides accurate maps, but he also provides distances at key intervals and often draws alternate routes. Second, each trail map is accompanied by a text version of the trail, describing the terrain and the exact mileage at regular intervals. This data is useful if you are riding with a cycle computer. Although the book covers only 25 trails, this book is a must-have for all NJ MTBikers. Directions to the park, history, and other information is also provided. Also, the book is relatively small, so it will fit in your Camelback.