Jockey Hollow in the snow 2-4-2026 05.jpg
Magpieturtle · CC BY 4.0

Yellow Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Jockey Hollow Area near Washington Corner, NJ. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 659 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow 40.76514, -74.54314
Nearest town Washington Corner, NJ

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Yellow Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 505–658 ft

Out & Back · Jockey Hollow Area

Trailhead: Yellow · 40.76514, -74.54314

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
  10. 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow, heading S.
  21. 150 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

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 71°62°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 80°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Yellow Trailhead