Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
4.9 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr
Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Lake Telemark, NJ. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Woods Road - Not Maintained via Beach Glen Trail (Blue)
4.9 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 656–1,016 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Valhalla Way · 40.95788, -74.49145
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Valhalla Way, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Junkyard Squirrel, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto KDM Woods, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Four Birds Trail, heading S.
- 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 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto KDM Woods, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Junkyard Squirrel, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valhalla Way, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Valhalla Way Trailhead
- KDM Woods 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Woods Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Hibernia Brook Trail & KDM Woods 3.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Hibernia Brook Trail–KDM Woods, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 734 ft
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