Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Beaver Pond–Darlington Drive, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Beaver Pond–Darlington Drive, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route reaches Beaver Pond. It climbs 521 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KDM Woods 40.96666, -74.49358
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ

Directions

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Beaver Pond–Darlington Drive, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 748–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: KDM Woods · 40.96666, -74.49358

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on KDM Woods, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Darlington Drive, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  9. 0.6 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Solar Pond Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Darlington Drive, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto KDM Woods, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

51% dirt11% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°61°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62° 15%
Thu 78°62° 15%
Fri 70°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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