Yellow Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Yellow Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Corner, NJ. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yellow Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 477–586 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 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 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 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 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 3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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