Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route passes Beaver Pond before reaching Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 683–939 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: KDM Woods · 40.96666, -74.49358
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on KDM Woods, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Darlington Drive, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 150 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Darlington Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, 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 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from KDM Woods Trailhead
- Darlington Drive–KDM Woods, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods 3.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Hibernia Brook Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Beaver Pond–Darlington Drive, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Ford Road Trail (Red), 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
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