Hawkwatch Overlook–Hibernia Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route reaches Hawkwatch Overlook at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 474 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi748 – 1,027 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: KDM Woods 40.96666, -74.49358
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
Directions
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Hawkwatch Overlook–Hibernia Brook Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 748–1,028 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: KDM Woods · 40.96666, -74.49358
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on KDM Woods, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Hawkwatch Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, 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.
Trail surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°61°
Mon
76°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
15%
Thu
78°62°
15%
Fri
70°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods 3.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft
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