Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. The route reaches Beach Glen Mine. It climbs 1,043 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi561 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Four Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail 40.94555, -74.49266
Nearest town Hibernia, NJ
Directions
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Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 561–1,027 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Four Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.94555, -74.49266
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Beach Glen Mine.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Meriden Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Four Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail Trailhead
- Darlington Drive & Hibernia Brook Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & unmarked via Woods Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 800 ft
- Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Beach Glen Mine & Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft
- Beaver Pond–Hibernia Brook Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 890 ft
- Meriden Trail (Red) & Meriden Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
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