Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route passes Beaver Pond and Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint. It climbs 662 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 938 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96459, -74.49607
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ

Directions

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Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 565–939 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 40.96459, -74.49607

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto KDM Woods, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Darlington Drive, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Beaver Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading NE.
  12. 50 ftPass Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green), heading E.
  14. 0.6 miReach Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Righter Mine Trail (Green) / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Solar Pond Road, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Darlington Drive, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto KDM Woods, heading NW.
  23. 0.8 miBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KDM Woods, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% dirt14% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°60°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62° 15%
Thu 78°62° 15%
Fri 70°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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