Lake Shawnee via Yellow Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lake Shawnee via Yellow Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Shawnee via Yellow Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 941–1,105 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.00065, -74.58923
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Waldon Road, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Lake Shawnee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Ogden Mine Railroad Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Highlands Spur Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Waldon Road via Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Yellow Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Unmaintained Woods Road via Yellow Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
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