Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Darlington Drive–KDM Woods, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Darlington Drive–KDM Woods, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. It climbs 608 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Darlington Drive–KDM Woods, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 733–1,009 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Darlington Drive · 40.96587, -74.48602
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Darlington Drive, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miReach Darlington Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Darlington Drive, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Darlington Drive, 7 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
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