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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Four Birds Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Four Birds Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 1,203 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93223, -74.48401
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
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Four Birds Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 571–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 40.93223, -74.48401

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading E.
  9. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/four-birds-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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