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Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Hibernia Brook Trail, 4 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. It climbs 1,428 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woods Road 40.97054, -74.47634
Nearest town Marcella, NJ

Directions

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Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Hibernia Brook Trail, 4 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 555–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Woods Road · 40.97054, -74.47634

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftReach Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftTurn right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.9 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

46% dirt4% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F61°
Precip5%Wind8 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 69°59°
Mon 75°53°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 82°61° 15%
Thu 77°61° 15%
Fri 69°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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