Lake Shawnee & Yellow Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Lake Shawnee & Yellow Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Shawnee & Yellow Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 942–1,097 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
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Waldon Road & Yellow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Waldon Road & Yellow Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Lake Shawnee–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Longwood Lake–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail (White)–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft
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