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Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Lake Wildwood–Mud Pond, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Lake Wildwood–Mud Pond, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rudeville, NJ. The route passes Mud Pond before reaching Lake Wildwood at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,174 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 1,483 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943) 41.13955, -74.51565
Nearest town Rudeville, NJ
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Lake Wildwood–Mud Pond, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,176–1,484 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943) · 41.13955, -74.51565

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mud Pond.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading N.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Road (on 1888 & 1943 maps), heading N.
  6. 1.3 miReach Lake Wildwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading SW.
  9. 1.7 miSharp left onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miArrive 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-wildwood-old-road-on-1888-map-not-1943-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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