Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint. It climbs 1,409 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,409 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 527–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Dot, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green), heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Purple Dot, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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