Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,227 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 41.00065, -74.58923
Nearest town Weldon, NJ

Directions

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Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 984–1,227 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.00065, -74.58923

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miReach Yellow Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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