Highlands Trail & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Highlands Trail & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 1,293 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Purple Trail 41.01711, -74.56542
Nearest town Milton, NJ
Directions
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Highlands Trail & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,034–1,294 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Purple Trail · 41.01711, -74.56542
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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