Waldon Road & Yellow Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 2 hr
Waldon Road & Yellow Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 464 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Waldon Road & Yellow Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 964–1,178 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.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Waldon Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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
- 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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