Meriden Trail (Red)–Meriden Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. It climbs 1,128 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow) 40.96641, -74.47558
Nearest town Marcella, NJ
Directions
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Meriden Trail (Red)–Meriden Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 538–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow) · 40.96641, -74.47558
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Hudsonia Overlook Trail & Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil 4.6 mi · ▲ 496 ft
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- Wildcat Ridge Trail (Yellow) & Woods Road via Four Birds Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
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