Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Hibernia Brook Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 57 min
Hibernia Brook Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. It climbs 353 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hibernia Brook Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 57 min
Elevation 561–948 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Wildcat Ridge Trail · 40.95652, -74.47737
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Hibernia Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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