Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Kincaid Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Kincaid Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area near Taylortown, NJ. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Trail 40.94717, -74.38727
Nearest town Taylortown, NJ
Directions
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Kincaid Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 547–784 ft
Out & Back · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 40.94717, -74.38727
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Toddler Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Kincaid Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Kincaid Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Toddler Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
71°59°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Lake Valhalla–Lake Valhalla Overlook, 7 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Lake Valhalla Overlook–"Limestone" Quarry Loop, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Kincaid Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 627 ft
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