Four Birds Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 1,218 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93446, -74.48089
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Four Birds Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 616–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.93446, -74.48089
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft
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