Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
South Peak
3.4 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 1 hr 38 min
South Peak is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near McAfee, NJ. The route reaches South Peak at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 986 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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South Peak
3.4 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 440–1,439 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.17937, -74.53051
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach South Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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