Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Beach Glen Trail (Blue) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 1,050 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 561–1,016 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.93446, -74.48089
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Four Birds Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft
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