Jungle Habitat

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Google Map 3 Details and Info 4 Trails 5 Routes 6 Reviews 7 Discussion, Events, and JORBA 8 Bike Shop(s) and Good Eats 8.1 Shops 8.2 Food 9 Maps 10 Videos 11 Pictures

General Information

Jungle Habitat, located in West Milford, New Jersey, was a Warner Brothers-owned theme park that opened in the summer of 1972, and closed in October 1976. By November 1972, the park had 500,000 paid visitors. The park contained well over 1,500 animals, a drive-through section and a walk-through section. Read More fun stuff on Wikipedia. Many years later, under the guidance of JORBA rep Mergs, this one time animal paradise is rapidly evolving as a bikers paradise. Home to the Town Cycle H2H race Rumble in the Jungle, the trail network grows almost monthly in the summer months. Someday, the powers that be may be able to link up this park with Ringwood State Park to form a super loop.

Google Map

The map above shows Norm's 2008 race which covers a decent amoutn of trail.

Click the desired marker on the map above (via Google Maps).

Details and Info

Miles: 9-10, plus paved paths

Difficulty: Intermediate

Trails: Singletrack, Pavement

Surface: Dirt (hardpack)

Obstacles: Trail Obstacles, Rock Garden

Special Features:

Detailed Overview: Still emerging, probably best called an advanced intermediate park. Lots of mountain biker-specific trail work done here, logs and rocks abound. Not a ton of trails although average speed here tends to be lower. Some trails wind very tightly through trees.

Park Website: none

Trails

Routes

Rider: Norm

Description: 2008 Race

Link: Motionbased

Files:

Reviews

Discussion, Events, and JORBA

Forum: MTBNJ discussion on Jungle Habitat

Calendar: MTBNJ events or JORBA events

JORBA Info: Jungle Habitat rumblings at JORBA.org

JORBA Contact: Mergs

Bike Shop(s) and Good Eats

Shops

Town Cycle

Food

• The bagel shop in West Milford (name unknown currently)
• Dunkin Doughnuts in West Milford (across from bagel place)

• South Shore Grill

1555 Greenwood Lake Tpke. Hewitt, NJ 07421-3035

Decent food if limited menu. Sierra Nevada IPA on tap. Make right at the end of Airport Road and then another right onto Greenwood Lake Turnpike. Restaurant is 1/2 mile down on right. VB

Maps

JORBA 2009

Videos

Video by: MannyL358

Pictures