Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Lake Ames–Lake Telemark, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Lake Ames–Lake Telemark, 6 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. The route passes Lake Telemark before reaching Lake Ames at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 689 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woods Road 40.97054, -74.47634
Nearest town Marcella, NJ

Directions

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Lake Ames–Lake Telemark, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 641–1,009 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Woods Road · 40.97054, -74.47634

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 Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Lake Telemark.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Mjölnir Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Anomaly Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftReach Lake Ames, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Mjölnir Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tent Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hermod Trail, heading E.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt14% gravel45% 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°

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