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.
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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
- Start on Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Solar Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hibernia Brook Trail Trailhead
- Beaver Pond & Hibernia Brook Trail Loop via Four Birds Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Woods Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- KDM Woods & Odin's Ladder Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & Hibernia Brook Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir & Beaver Pond via Four Birds Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Hudsonia Overlook Trail & KDM Woods 4.4 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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