Splitrock Reservoir–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 8 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Splitrock Reservoir. It climbs 1,904 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White 40.92854, -74.47760
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Splitrock Reservoir–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 8 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,904 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 527–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: White · 40.92854, -74.47760
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green), heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Splitrock Reservoir.
- 250 ftBear left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading E.
- 50 ftReach Splitrock Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Righter Mine Trail (Green), heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Trailhead
- Purple & Yellow Dot Trail via Ford Road Trail (Red) 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 318 ft
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