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Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail

5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Browns, NJ. The route reaches Woodruff Gap at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 310 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 948 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15688, -74.35378
Nearest town Browns, NJ
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Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail

5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 643–948 ft

Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

Trailhead: 41.15688, -74.35378

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

Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Preserve Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Woodruff Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Highlands Preserve Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miArrive 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-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Browns, New Jersey