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Lake Shawnee & Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Lake Shawnee & Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee. It climbs 617 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,102 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96915, -74.59612
Nearest town Hurdtown, NJ
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Lake Shawnee & Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 933–1,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96915, -74.59612

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Shawnee.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Compton Gobel Road, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Waldon Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach Lake Shawnee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Waldon Road, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.8 miBear right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Compton Gobel Road, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-shawnee-ogden-mine-railroad-trail-out-back

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

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 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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