Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Woods Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr

Woods Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Hibernia, NJ. It climbs 399 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 925 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail 40.95408, -74.47944
Nearest town Hibernia, NJ

Directions

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Woods Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 547–926 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Hibernia Brook Trail · 40.95408, -74.47944

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hibernia Brook Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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