Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Sand Hills, NJ. The route passes Matos Lake before reaching Moonspin Glade at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 902 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 615–1,400 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.18447, -74.51590
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Mountain Creek Shuttle stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftPass Matos Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ego Trip, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenhorn, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Outlaw, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Breakout, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Triple Drop, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Moonspin Glade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Breakout, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Outlaw, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Greenhorn, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ego Trip, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Mountain Creek Shuttle stop 774 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 878 ft
- Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft
- Great Gorge Lake 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
- South Peak 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft
- Daniel Boone Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
- Great Gorge Lake 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,849 ft
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