{"id":494,"date":"2018-01-16T05:51:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T10:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2018-01-16T05:51:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T10:51:21","slug":"monmouth-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/hike-locations\/monmouth-battlefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth Battlefield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No reliable address available for navigation &#8211; see notes below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigation<\/h2>\n\n\n        Tap the map for navigation help.\r\n        <iframe\r\n           style=\"display: block; border: solid black 1px; margin: 4px 0 4px 4px; padding-bottom: 1px;\r\n             height: 150px; width: 250px;\"\r\n           src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40.256111,-74.320833&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\">\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <strong>Map:<\/strong>\r\n\t  <i class=\"fa fa-map-marker dirIcon\"><\/i>\r\n          <a style=\"text-decoration: underline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/KjqhsR2GBLp\" target=\"mcps_map\">goo.gl\/maps\/KjqhsR2GBLp<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n          <strong>GPS:<\/strong>\r\n\t  <i class=\"fa fa-compass dirIcon\"><\/i>\r\n\t  40.256111,-74.320833\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: red;\">IMPORTANT:<\/span> Although you may see &#8220;16 Route 33&#8221; or as an address for the park, there is no address that works reliably for all mapping or navigation systems. Google works correctly if given <strong>20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township<\/strong> and TomTom gets it close to the entrance, but MapQuest does not. You can navigate to <strong>100 Wemrock Road<\/strong>, which is the address for Wemrock Orchards and <b>should<\/b> bring you to the intersection of Route 33 and Wemrock Road. Then you need to follow <strong>Route 33 West<\/strong> for another 1\/4 mile to see the park entrance on your right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your GPS <b>may<\/b> take you to the correct location if given <strong>16 Route 33, Manalapan<\/strong> or <strong>20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township<\/strong> but <span style=\"color: red;\">do not rely on entering &#8220;Monmouth Battlefield&#8221;<\/span> as a point-of-interest as it may take you to an office on Route 522 (Englishtown-Freehold Road), on the north side of the park. If you get to that point:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don&#8217;t panic.<\/li><li>Turn around and head east to Wemrock Road, then turn right.<\/li><li>Head south on Wemrock Road, then turn right at the lights and go west on Business Rte 33.<\/li><li>Follow Rte 33 west for 1\/4 mile, and you&#8217;ll see the park entrance on your right.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\r\nIf you see errors on this page, or if you'd like to suggest improvements, please send e-mail to\r\n<a href=\"mailto:hiker-jem@whereshouldibe.com\">Jem Treadwell<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We meet in the main parking lot, which is about half a mile from the park entrance. Meet near the Visitors&#8217; Center building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that there may be other activities going on in the parking lot, and in particular if you&#8217;re there on a reasonably warm Wednesday and you notice a group of senior men in lawn chairs you&#8217;re welcome to offer us coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Rte 9 north or south:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Head towards Freehold Raceway, then take <b>BUSINESS Route 33 WEST<\/b>, towards Trenton.<\/li><li>After 1.25 miles go <b>straight across<\/b> the lights at Wemrock Road (the Wemrock Orchards farm shop will be on your left as you cross the intersection).<\/li><li>Continue for another 1\/4 mile on Route 33 west and you&#8217;ll see the Monmouth Battlefield park entrance on the right.<\/li><li>Turn into the park and drive about half a mile to the main parking lot.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-638 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield4-250x117.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><figcaption>Turn from Route 9 South onto BUSINESS 33 West towards Trenton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-637 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"449\" src=\"http:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monmouthbattlefield3-250x105.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><figcaption>Turn right into the park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Address No reliable address available for navigation &#8211; see notes below. Navigation Notes IMPORTANT: Although you may see &#8220;16 Route 33&#8221; or as an address for the park, there is no address that works reliably for all mapping or navigation systems. Google works correctly if given 20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/hike-locations\/monmouth-battlefield\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":407,"menu_order":140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-494","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}