Lake Ames–Lake Telemark, 8 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route passes Lake Ames and Lake Telemark. It climbs 1,509 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ore Deal 40.95115, -74.50184
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
Directions
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Lake Ames–Lake Telemark, 8 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 637–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Ore Deal · 40.95115, -74.50184
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ames.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Ames West Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Anomaly Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mjölnir Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tent Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Lake Telemark.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hermod Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Ames, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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 NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mjölnir Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Anomaly Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Lake Ames West Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% dirt4% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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