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Jonathan's Woods

Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Hawkwatch Overlook at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 656 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92684, -74.47461
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
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Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 527–1,028 ft

Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods

Trailhead: 40.92684, -74.47461

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach Hawkwatch Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
  18. 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hawkwatch-overlook-beach-glen-trail-blue-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°59°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 79°63°
Fri 70°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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