Longwood Lake–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Longwood Lake–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route reaches Longwood Lake at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,034 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Longwood Lake–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 748–1,229 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
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Teal/Black Dot, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Longwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 1 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 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Lake Shawnee & Yellow Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 305 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
- Beaver Brook Trail (White)–Teal/Black Dot, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft
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