Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route reaches Beach Glen Mine at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,213 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96459, -74.49607
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
Directions
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Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 555–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.96459, -74.49607
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Beach Glen Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
68% dirt5% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
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°60°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
15%
Thu
78°62°
15%
Fri
70°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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