Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods
3.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. It climbs 636 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods
3.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 561–915 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Valhalla Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach KDM Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Valhalla Way, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from KDM Woods Trailhead
- Darlington Drive–KDM Woods, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Hibernia Brook Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Beaver Pond–Darlington Drive, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Ford Road Trail (Red), 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
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