Beaver Pond & Hibernia Brook Trail Loop via Four Birds Trail is a 2.2-mile loop in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. The route reaches Beaver Pond. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi768 – 1,030 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail 40.95408, -74.47944
Nearest town Hibernia, NJ
Directions
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Beaver Pond & Hibernia Brook Trail Loop via Four Birds Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 54 min
Elevation 766–1,029 ft
Loop · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.95408, -74.47944
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Solar Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Solar Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Service Road - Radio Tower, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
78% dirt13% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hibernia Brook Trail Trailhead
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 2 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Woods Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- KDM Woods & Odin's Ladder Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & Hibernia Brook Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Hudsonia Overlook Trail & KDM Woods 4.4 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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