Yellow Viewpoint–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 53 min
Yellow Viewpoint–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park East near Chimney Rock, NJ. The route passes Eastern Branch Reservoir before reaching Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yellow Viewpoint–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 53 min
Elevation 276–418 ft
Out & Back · Washington Valley Park East
Trailhead: Yellow · 40.58380, -74.54331
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Yellow, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Top Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Exterior, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Top Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Main Vein, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Top Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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