Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Meriden Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93223, -74.48401
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Meriden Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 528–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.93223, -74.48401
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Orange, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Woods Road - Not Maintained, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Meriden Trail (Red) & Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 3.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 4.7 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 4.7 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Four Birds Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
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