Lewis Morris County Park

Yellow Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Yellow Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Corner, NJ. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 587 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77766, -74.56104
Nearest town Washington Corner, NJ

Directions

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Yellow Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 477–586 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 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

53% dirt1% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · 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°58°
Tue 82°60°
Wed 84°65°
Thu 81°66°
Fri 72°55°

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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