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Sierra Trail & Yellow Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Scotch Plains, NJ. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 390 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Trail 40.67056, -74.39275
Nearest town Scotch Plains, NJ

Directions

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Sierra Trail & Yellow Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 58 min

Elevation 263–391 ft

Out & Back · Watchung Reservation

Trailhead: White Trail · 40.67056, -74.39275

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading N.
  7. 500 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue / White Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Sierra Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue / White Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading W.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miBear left onto White Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% dirt4% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 81°61°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 84°68°
Fri 75°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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