Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Hudsonia Overlook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Hudsonia Overlook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hudsonia Overlook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 716–926 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.95408, -74.47944
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Free Solo, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Up And Over Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach KDM Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Up And Over Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Free Solo, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Hudsonia Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hibernia Brook Trail Trailhead
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 2 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Beaver Pond & Hibernia Brook Trail Loop via Four Birds Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Woods Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- KDM Woods & Odin's Ladder Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & Hibernia Brook Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 542 ft
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