Beaver Pond–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,150 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Beaver Pond–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 527–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Dot, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Purple Dot, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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