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.
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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
- Start on KDM Woods, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Darlington Drive, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Solar Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Darlington Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto KDM Woods, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from KDM Woods Trailhead
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- Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods 3.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Hibernia Brook Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Ford Road Trail (Red), 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
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