Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Splitrock Reservoir–Misty Pond, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Splitrock Reservoir–Misty Pond, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Green Pond Junction, NJ. The route passes Misty Pond and Splitrock Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Splitrock Reservoir–Misty Pond, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 843–914 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.00665, -74.42887
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Misty Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Splitrock Reservoir.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 50 ftReach Splitrock Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Splitrock Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Splitrock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Charlottesburg Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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