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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Lake Telemark–Evergreen Trail, 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Lake Telemark–Evergreen Trail, 5 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route reaches Lake Telemark. It climbs 590 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 1,007 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tent Trail 40.96046, -74.50340
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
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Lake Telemark–Evergreen Trail, 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 716–1,009 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Tent Trail · 40.96046, -74.50340

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Tent Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Telemark.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hermod Trail, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Oreland Rail Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.3 miReach Lake Telemark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading S.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading SW.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-telemark-evergreen-trail-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

16% dirt11% gravel73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°60°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62° 15%
Thu 78°62° 15%
Fri 70°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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