Yellow Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 59 min
Yellow Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Corner, NJ. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yellow Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 59 min
Elevation 499–638 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: 40.77766, -74.56104
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 0 min before dark.
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