Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue)
3.1 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lyonsville, NJ. It climbs 466 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue)
3.1 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 633–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.95666, -74.42277
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Lake Rickabear 2.1 mi · ▲ 93 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Lyonsville, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Lyonsville, New Jersey