Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

KDM Woods & Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil

4.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 41 min

KDM Woods & Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. It climbs 449 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 1,014 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil 40.96913, -74.47709
Nearest town Marcella, NJ

Directions

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KDM Woods & Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil

4.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 733–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil · 40.96913, -74.47709

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Woods Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  18. 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

21% dirt9% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F61°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 69°59°
Mon 75°53°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 82°61° 15%
Thu 77°61° 15%
Fri 69°50°

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. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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