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Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Browns, NJ. The route reaches Woodruff Gap. It climbs 744 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15544, -74.36224
Nearest town Browns, NJ
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Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 707–1,374 ft

Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

Trailhead: 41.15544, -74.36224

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Bearfort Ridge Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Woodruff Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.7 miBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodruff-gap-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead

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