Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Lake Telemark–Blue Flipper Trail, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Lake Telemark–Blue Flipper Trail, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. The route reaches Lake Telemark. It climbs 612 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Telemark–Blue Flipper Trail, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 685–935 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 at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Darlington Drive, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Telemark.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Mjölnir Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Flipper Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Telemark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mjölnir Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tent Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hermod Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Darlington Drive, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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