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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Beach Glen Trail (Blue)

4.7 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Beach Glen Trail (Blue) is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93223, -74.48401
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
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Beach Glen Trail (Blue)

4.7 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 571–1,016 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 40.93223, -74.48401

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto KDM Woods, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Junkyard Squirrel, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto KDM Woods, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftSharp left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  24. 200 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beach-glen-trail-blue-out-back-8-km-9ed3

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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