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New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway
United States · CR-563 / CR-542
Deep immersion into the 1.1-million-acre Pinelands National Reserve. Twists past cranberry bogs, cedar swamps, and eerie pygmy pitch pine forests. Smooth asphalt transitioning into countless sand dual-sport fire trails in Wharton State Forest.
New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway runs 25 miles between Chatsworth, NJ and Batsto Historic Village / Hammonton, NJ. We count about 54 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Straightforward riding with enough bends to stay interesting.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartChatsworth, NJ39.8187, -74.5368
- High10 ft - 140 ftelevation range
- EndBatsto Historic Village / Hammonton, NJ39.6432, -74.6479
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
Repair within reach
- 36 miAction Multi-Sports (Yamaha Honda)Vineland, United States
Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway take to ride?
- About 25 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway start and end?
- It runs between Chatsworth, NJ and Batsto Historic Village / Hammonton, NJ. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway a twisty road?
- We count about 54 corners across 25 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.
- Is there a GPX file for New Jersey Pine Barrens Backcountry Byway?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.