Wildcat Ridge Trail via Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Marcella, NJ. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,014 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil 40.96833, -74.47719
Nearest town Marcella, NJ
Directions
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Wildcat Ridge Trail via Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil
1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min
Elevation 920–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil · 40.96833, -74.47719
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Wildcat Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woods Road, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oreland Trail - Orange Anvil, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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