Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Four Birds Viewpoint–Unmarked Foot Viewpoint, 8 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Four Birds Viewpoint–Unmarked Foot Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Green Pond, NJ. The route passes Four Birds Viewpoint, Unmarked Foot Viewpoint and Four Birds Viewpoint before reaching Durham Pond at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,401 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Four Birds Viewpoint–Unmarked Foot Viewpoint, 8 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 786–1,196 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Davenport Road · 41.01767, -74.47425
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Davenport Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Notch Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miPass Four Birds Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Unmarked Foot Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miPass Four Birds Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Timberbrook Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Timberbrook Road/Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Winnebago Road/Bear Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Durham Pond.
- 150 ftReach Four Birds Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Winnebago Road/Bear Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Timberbrook Road/Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Timberbrook Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Notch Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Davenport Road, heading S.
- 0.2 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 5.7 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Davenport Road Trailhead
- Four Birds Trail & Notch Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir–Four Birds Viewpoint, 8 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft
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