Yellow Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Yellow Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Corner, NJ. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yellow Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 490–629 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: 40.78085, -74.56598
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 SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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- Yellow Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft
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