Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Silver Lake–Hamburg Turnpike, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Silver Lake–Hamburg Turnpike, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rudeville, NJ. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,378 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888) 41.15319, -74.52912
Nearest town Rudeville, NJ

Directions

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Silver Lake–Hamburg Turnpike, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,057–1,377 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888) · 41.15319, -74.52912

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

  1. Start on Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading S.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Hamburg Turnpike, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading N.
  7. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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