Waldon Road & Yellow Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Waldon Road & Yellow Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 388 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi965 – 1,096 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Trail 40.99128, -74.58680
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Waldon Road & Yellow Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 964–1,097 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 left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Waldon Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 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 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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