Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights is a 3.9-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, 2 miles in. It climbs 747 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meriden Trail (Red) 40.93601, -74.47252
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 538–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Meriden Trail (Red) · 40.93601, -74.47252
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meriden Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Meriden Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Meriden Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.5 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meriden Trail (Red) Trailhead
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 469 ft
- Beaver Pond–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Meriden Trail (Red), 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
- Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Darlington Drive–Hibernia Brook Trail, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 692 ft
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