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The 'Henry Hudson Trail', part of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Park System, is a rail trail, the original “Atlantic” section, a 9-mile paved trail built on a former Central Railroad of New Jersey right-of-way, extends from Aberdeen Township east to Atlantic Highlands. The Atlantic section is a popular walkway used by walkers, runners, cyclists, and inline skaters. Horseback riders are also welcome, though in practice they are rarely seen. The original Atlantic section of the trail runs west-east, and has been in place since the 1990s.
In 2006 major work was completed to extend the trail from Aberdeen south to Freehold Township, making the total length approximately 21 miles. Two lengthy north-south segments of this extension are in place and open, the southernmost running for about 6 miles from Route 537 in Freehold Township north to Allen Road in Marlboro Township, and the middle segment running for about 5 1/2 miles from Station Road in Marlboro Township north to Stillwell Street in Matawan.
The final two “missing links” between the most southern, and middle sections, and the middle with the Atlantic section are on hold as NJ Transit must once again study[1] the use of the right-of-way for the MOM (Middlesex-Ocean-Monmouth proposed train line). These two missing links require trail users to bridge the gaps via high traffic public streets for several miles.

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External links

★ Monmouth County Parks page on trail

★ Description of southern and middle sections

★ Description of "Atlantic", ("eastern", original, or "old") section

★ Descriptive Henry Hudson Trial site with many photos

References

Sentinel Artical