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Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 9 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 9 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Highland Lakes, NJ. The route passes Matos Lake, Moonspin Glade and Mountain Lake. It climbs 865 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,440 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Daniel Boone Trail 41.16291, -74.49274
Nearest town Highland Lakes, NJ
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Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 9 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 935–1,439 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Daniel Boone Trail · 41.16291, -74.49274

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

  1. Start on Daniel Boone Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miPass Matos Lake.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Ego Trip, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenhorn, heading E.
  8. 50 ftPass Moonspin Glade.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Outlaw, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Dominion, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftPass Mountain Lake.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Bushwhack, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto 99, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Bushwhack, heading N.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Outlaw, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Exodus, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bleuphoria, heading E.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tempest, heading E.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bleuphoria, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Tempest, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto DMLH, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miReach Moonspin Glade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Tempest, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear right onto Bleuphoria, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tempest, heading NW.
  27. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bleuphoria, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Exodus, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outlaw, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Bushwhack, heading S.
  32. 350 ftBear left onto 99, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Bushwhack, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Dominion, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Outlaw, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenhorn, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ego Trip, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 0.7 miSharp left onto Daniel Boone Trail, heading S.
  43. 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/moonspin-glade-moonspin-glade-out-back-12-sights

Trail surface

64% gravel24% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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