the fish used to have a places to skate section but it was eliminated in the recent revamp. i've been seeing a few threads about locations and i thought we could make this thread a master list.
i wanted to have a bunch of locations set up before i posted but have decided to just start the thread and let it grow with the help of those interested. hopefully, we can fill it up and eventually maybe get it stuck to the top of the page. this will be a list of locations with any info the original post'er sees fit regarding the spot.
however, i would like it to just be a list of spots that have been scouted/skated and would like to keep any discussions of the locations in their own threads so as not to clutter the spot thread. if you have questions about a location you find here please search fo an original thread or start a new one.
people posting their locations give any info you think would be helpful to others; conditions, traffic, speeds, etc. including maps/directions/addresses. also feel free to link any discussion threads, images/footage you see fit.
i'll get the board rolling with:
Sayreville Skatepark
(the below info taken from S n a k e b o a r d e r . com
Exit 124 off Garden State Parkway,
left off ramp to a right onto Washington Road
in Kennedy Park(across from the high school)
Sayreville, New Jersey USA
All cement park. Street course section with a rail made of some soft metal(top center is grinded down inward, length-wise, so the long egdes stick up, almost sharp. A few different types of ledges. The street course is tiny and too tight overall. Between it and the bowl section is a small strip that has a triangle-shaped grind box and a square rail. The bowl section is one big clover-shaped bowl, with a sort of 5ft mini on one part, and a spine/hip sticking out of the other 8ft side with a sort of bump/launchboxish-like thing next to the spine. There are a few roll-in like parts, in addition to the coping. Helmets required. FREE Admission. Bikes allowed.
jugtown mt.
rt.173, asbury, nj 08802
nice 4+lane road, 30+mph. traffic is fairly light on the weekends. there's a parking lot at the top, you can bomb down either side. there is run-off but on the front side there is a traffic circle at the bottom(skate thru it!)
we have had a run in with the state police who are stationed about a mile away.
this footage is from our first time skating it:
backside(warning-note the 6"hole in the road in the right lane at the 1minute mark)
frontside p.1
frontside p.2a
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Last edited by swinging neckbreaker; 03-02-2008 at 01:43 PM.
Reason: added jugtown
Ottawa Avenue and Henry Street in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Ottawa Avenue is a great spot. Very steep and fast, but its a quick run and takes less than a minute to complete, BUT that minute is so worth it. I don't suggest going on weekdays between 2-4 pm. All the stay-at-home moms are picking up their kids from school and traffic gets busy. Although, on the regular... this spot has virtually no traffic at all. Definitely hit me up if anyone wants to rock this hill, because I just started skating this spot and will surely be there many more times this year. This hill has the potential for some one to go into the speeds of 50-60 mph if you're inclined to go that fast. I have only skated the hill from 3/4ths up and was probably in the low 40's. There is also a decent run-off at the end, but it eventually meets with a busy highway, so don't be an idiot and skate into the highway, there is plenty of room to slow down.
Henry Street is even bigger and can be a little intimidating at first, ... well at least to me it was. Like Ottawa Ave, I only did this one from 3/4ths from the top. I would say that basically the same details apply to this hill, since both hills are in the same town.
Its not super long or steep but a nice run to carve and bomb. Traffic is sometimes a problem though.
Were you skating there yesterday? I was in summit getting some ski work done at summit ski and board and on my way back home I saw some longboarders on (i think) that road.
Were you skating there yesterday? I was in summit getting some ski work done at summit ski and board and on my way back home I saw some longboarders on (i think) that road.
I forget if I was up there but my friend lives close and we hit it up occasionally.
I wanna add Crest Rd. in Eagle Rock Reservation, its such a nice road but the run out at the end is super sketchy.
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