Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Green Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Green Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Davenport, NJ. The route reaches Green Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,204 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01022, -74.47912
Nearest town Davenport, NJ

Directions

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Green Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,067–1,203 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.01022, -74.47912

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Green Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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