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