Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail

4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. It climbs 330 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,102 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waldon Road 40.97691, -74.58588
Nearest town Hurdtown, NJ

Directions

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Ogden Mine Railroad Trail via Yellow Trail

4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 945–1,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waldon Road · 40.97691, -74.58588

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 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

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F62°
Precip8%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 69°60°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 79°56°
Wed 82°61° 16%
Thu 78°62° 16%
Fri 69°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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