Battle of Monmouth Ride

If cycling up hills is not your cup of tea, consider the Battle of Monmouth Tour, a pleasant 28.5-mile circuit ride through the gently rolling countryside of Monmouth County. Your route connects two major recreational facilities — Monmouth Battlefield State Park on the southern end of the loop and Holmdel County Park in the north. You can start your tour from either location.

Along the way you’ll pass acres of orchards, beautifully manicured horse farms, woodlands, suburban developments and historic sites. Some of these include Molly Pitcher’s Well and the Battle of Monmouth Monument. You’ll skirt Freehold, the Monmouth County seat that offers a bustling downtown area with lots of places to stop and eat.

And here’s a little fact you may not have known! Monmouth Battlefield State Park (off Route 33), is the site of one of the longest and largest battles of the Revolutionary War, where Washington’s troops clashed with British troops under Sir Henry Clinton. An annual reenactment of the June 28, 1778 battle is held every year with authentically dressed troops camped out in the park and situated in the fields for fighting. For an entire weekend, the park is inhabited by men, women and children in 18th century dress who cook over campfires, live in tents, drill, and march off to “battle” in the natural amphitheater next to the visitors’ center on Freehold-Englishtown Road.

If time isn’t on your side or you prefer not to do the full loop, it’s easy to abbreviate your tour. Just take School Road, which bisects the circuit north of Route 18 and you’ll find a perfect shortcut from either direction.

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