Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 561–1,016 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Four Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.94555, -74.49266
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Four Birds Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Woods Road - Not Maintained, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Four Birds Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Four Birds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Four Birds Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Four Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail Trailhead
- Darlington Drive & Hibernia Brook Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & unmarked via Woods Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 800 ft
- Beach Glen Mine & Beach Glen Trail (Blue) 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft
- Beaver Pond–Hibernia Brook Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 890 ft
- Meriden Trail (Red) & Meriden Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
- Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
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