Yellow Trail
Photo: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 231 ft
- climb
- 117 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Yellow Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Maryland, starting just 0.1 mile from the small community of Bertha. The route is about 1.3 miles long, with a low point of 47 feet and a high of 117 feet, and it gains about 42 feet in elevation. The steepest part of the trail comes around 0.46 miles in, where the grade reaches about 5%. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Solomons show May highs around 74°F and September highs near 80°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. Several other short trails sit close by. The Blue Trail is just 0.1 mile away and the Red Trail about 0.4 mile. The Silver Trail and White Trail are within a mile.
Blue TrailHikingPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Red TrailHikingPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Silver TrailHikingPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
White TrailHikingPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi- Orange TrailHikingPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
North Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.2 mi- South Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.2 mi
- Duncan's Pond TrailHikingPhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Silver TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- White TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- White TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Red TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- North Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- South Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Duncan's Pond TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Deep Woods TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Yellow Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 30°
Feb
48° / 31°
Mar
55° / 38°
Apr
65° / 47°
May
74° / 58°
Jun
84° / 68°
Jul
88° / 73°
Aug
86° / 71°
Sep
80° / 65°
Oct
69° / 53°
Nov
59° / 43°
Dec
50° / 34°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Solomons, MD, 5.1 mi away at 12 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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