Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil & Wildcat Ridge Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. It climbs 339 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi745 – 1,007 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil 40.96946, -74.49186
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ
Directions
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Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil & Wildcat Ridge Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 746–1,009 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil · 40.96946, -74.49186
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Woods Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°61°
Mon
76°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
15%
Thu
78°62°
15%
Fri
70°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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