Fugawe Ridge & Lake Rickabear
4.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Fugawe Ridge & Lake Rickabear is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Lyonsville, NJ. The route passes Lake Rickabear before reaching Fugawe Ridge at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 589 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fugawe Ridge & Lake Rickabear
4.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 579–1,101 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: 40.95296, -74.41915
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Rickabear.
- 50 ftReach Fugawe Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Fugawe Ridge.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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