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    Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area - Beaver Pond

    Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area

    4.3(3 reviews)
    62.5 mi

    Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area is 4,000 acre wooded reserve. There are three note worthy…read moreareas of interest. The 1rst area can be accessed by taking 80 west and exiting at #37, Green Pond road. Stay right on Green Pond Road for 2.8 miles until you see the sign for Lower Hibernia Road. At Lower Hibernia Road make a right then a quick left into the gravel parking area. The trailhead is at the far end of the parking lot. Take the White trail and make the third left to get to the bat hibernaculum. This is the largest of it's kind in New Jersey. Formerly an iron ore mine in the late 1800's and early 1900's, the tunnel is over a 1,000 feet into the mountain. The downward shaft is 2,000 feet deep and once had 26 levels. Today, it is the home of hundreds of brown bats. The 2nd attractions is the cemetery on top of the mountain. It is the site of the 1850's mining community. There was once a school, two saloons, a hotel, mining housing, a cemetery and Roman Catholic church at this site. Today only the cemetery headstones and and some foundations are visible. At one time about 760 miners and their families lived here. The cemetery has interesting headstones dating back to 1852. Many of the headstones have Eastern European names, as mining jobs were promoted in this area of Europe during the 1800's. After exploring this part of the Wildlife Management Area get back onto Green Pond Road by making a right and travel another 3.6 miles until you see a sign for Upper Hibernia Road which will be on your right. Make a right and stay on Upper Hibernia Road for 2+ miles until it ends in a gravel parking lot. Walk right at the parking lot until you see a gravel road on your left. The road is a little steep at times. After walking about a mile, you will be at the top of the mountain. A short trail on your right will take you to the Hawk Eastern flyway observation area. Here 16 different types of hawks migrate April/May and Sept/Nov from Nova Scotia to South America. Bring binoculars and/or a telescope. The hawks ride the thermals which can be as high as 5,000 feet. Additionally there is a beaver dam, splitrock reservoir, and numerous hiking trails.

    Fishing and hunting can be done at this wildlife management area. The terrain is very rugged be…read morewell prepared if you plan on using these state lands. It is not a state park and different rules might apply then what applies for state parks. Make sure you review wildlife management area regulations, which can be found online. The area is heavily patrolled by Conservation Officers, aka "Game Wardens".

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