Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Silver Lake–Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Silver Lake–Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rudeville, NJ. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 661 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,411 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943) 41.14194, -74.51080
Nearest town Rudeville, NJ

Directions

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Silver Lake–Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,085–1,411 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943) · 41.14194, -74.51080

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

  1. Start on Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Road (on 1943 map, not 1888), heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Road (on 1888 map, not 1943), heading SE.
  7. 1 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

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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