Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Green Pond Junction, NJ. The route passes Misty Pond and Splitrock Reservoir before reaching Fugawe Ridge at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 843–1,081 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: 41.00665, -74.42887
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Misty Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Splitrock Reservoir.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Fugawe Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Splitrock Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Splitrock Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Splitrock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Splitrock Reservoir–Misty Pond, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Charlotteburg Reservoir–Four Birds Viewpoint, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
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