Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. The route reaches Beach Glen Mine at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 927 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Ridge Trail 40.95652, -74.47737
Nearest town Hibernia, NJ
Directions
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Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 555–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Wildcat Ridge Trail · 40.95652, -74.47737
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Beach Glen Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F61°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
69°60°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
78°55°
Wed
83°64°
15%
Thu
74°57°
15%
Fri
67°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wildcat Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Hibernia Brook Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beaver Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beaver Pond, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Hibernia Brook Trail–Woods Road, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Hibernia Brook Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft
- Lake Telemark–Blue Flipper Trail, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft
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