Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve

Yellow Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Yellow Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve near Marksboro, NJ. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 676 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 40.98748, -74.88752
Nearest town Marksboro, NJ

Directions

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Yellow Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 520–675 ft

Out & Back · Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 40.98748, -74.88752

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% grass19% dirt11% gravel47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 72°60°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 80°54°
Wed 83°61° 17%
Thu 79°63° 17%
Fri 71°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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