Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Hawkwatch Overlook at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 764 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 525–1,028 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Hawkwatch Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White, heading NW.
- 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 surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Ford Road Trail (Red), 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 705 ft
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