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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. It climbs 917 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 1,014 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil 40.96833, -74.47719
Nearest town Marcella, NJ
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Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 561–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil · 40.96833, -74.47719

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valhalla Way, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto KDM Woods, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 500 ftSharp left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miReach Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 500 ftBear right onto KDM Woods, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Valhalla Way, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto KDM Woods, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 1 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading E.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hibernia-brook-trail-kdm-woods-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

50% dirt6% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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