Beaver Pond–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Beaver Pond. It climbs 924 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meriden Trail (Red) 40.93601, -74.47252
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Beaver Pond–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 538–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Meriden Trail (Red) · 40.93601, -74.47252
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meriden Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Meriden Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.4 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
88% dirt4% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meriden Trail (Red) Trailhead
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 469 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft
- Beaver Pond–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
- Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
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