Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Lake Wildwood–Silver Lake, 6 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Lake Wildwood–Silver Lake, 6 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Beaver Lake, NJ. The route passes Silver Lake before reaching Lake Wildwood at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,013 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Wildwood–Silver Lake, 6 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,044–1,484 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Hamburg Turnpike · 41.12358, -74.53815
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Hamburg Turnpike, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Road (on 1888 & 1943 maps), heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Lake Wildwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hamburg Turnpike, heading W.
- 150 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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