Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Splitrock Reservoir–Durham Pond, 3 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Splitrock Reservoir–Durham Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Kitchell, NJ. The route passes Durham Pond before reaching Splitrock Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 377 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,047 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99309, -74.44435
Nearest town Kitchell, NJ

Directions

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Splitrock Reservoir–Durham Pond, 3 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 846–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 40.99309, -74.44435

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Durham Pond.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Splitrock Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 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

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 1 min before dark.

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