Lake Shawnee–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Lake Shawnee–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee. It climbs 623 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,230 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 40.99128, -74.58680
Nearest town Weldon, NJ

Directions

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Lake Shawnee–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 937–1,229 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 40.99128, -74.58680

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Waldon Road, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass Lake Shawnee.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 300 ftReach Lake Shawnee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  19. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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