Throck Morton Hill via Yellowbrook Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Throck Morton Hill via Yellowbrook Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Shacks Corner, NJ. The route reaches Throck Morton Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 289 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Throck Morton Hill via Yellowbrook Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 91–300 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellowbrook Road · 40.23813, -74.19304
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Yellowbrook Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Throck Morton Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Brickyard Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellowbrook Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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