Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,042 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 525–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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