Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. It climbs 734 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Valhalla Way 40.95788, -74.49145
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
Directions
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Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 525–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Valhalla Way · 40.95788, -74.49145
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Valhalla Way, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Junkyard Squirrel, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto KDM Woods, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valhalla Way, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Junkyard Squirrel, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valhalla Way, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°60°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
79°56°
Wed
82°61°
15%
Thu
78°62°
15%
Fri
69°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Valhalla Way Trailhead
- KDM Woods 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Woods Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods 3.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 4.9 mi · ▲ 732 ft
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