Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail

2 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 47 min

Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. The route passes Beaver Pond before reaching Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 948 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail 40.95408, -74.47944
Nearest town Hibernia, NJ

Directions

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Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail

2 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 47 min

Elevation 683–948 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.95408, -74.47944

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Solar Pond Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SE.
  8. 200 ftReach Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt19% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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