Garret Mountain Reservation

Barbour Pond & Yellow Trail Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 47 min

Barbour Pond & Yellow Trail Loop is a 2.1-mile loop in Garret Mountain Reservation near Albion Place, NJ. The route reaches Barbour Pond. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 502 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.89634, -74.18269
Nearest town Albion Place, NJ

Directions

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Barbour Pond & Yellow Trail Loop

2.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 47 min

Elevation 326–501 ft

Loop · Garret Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: 40.89634, -74.18269

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Barbour Pond.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead