Lost (Yellow) Trail
- 0.6 mi
- loop
- 83 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Lost (Yellow) Trail is a short, easy loop in Parvin State Park in southern New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is about 0.6 miles long and sits at nearly the same elevation throughout, with a high of 83 feet and a low of 77 feet. It's a flat route with no real climb, and the steepest stretch is a 2% grade at about 0.2 miles in. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and September highs around 80°F, while July averages about 89°F. Several other trails start close by. The Long (Red) Trail and Black Oak (Brown) Trail are each about 0.4 miles away, and the Knoll (Orange) Trail and Parvin Lake (Green) Trail are about 0.6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Long (Red) TrailHiking0.4 mi
Black Oak (Brown) TrailHikingPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)0.4 mi- Knoll (Orange) TrailHiking0.6 mi
Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHikingPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Thundergust Lake (Yellow) TrailHiking0.6 mi
Maurice RiverCanoeingPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.6 mi- Shoreline TrailHiking6.7 mi
- Delaware River & Bay Left Bank Paddle RouteCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Black Oak (Brown) TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- East Creek TrailHiking · ~40 min drive
Flat (Pink) TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- Sleeper Creek Trail (Blue)Hiking · ~41 min drive
Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- Goshen Pond Trail (White)Hiking · ~41 min drive
Tat Star TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Burnt Mill Trail (Red)Hiking · ~41 min drive
Tat Starr TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East Creek TrailHiking · ~42 min drive
Best time to visit Lost (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
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 33°
12 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 42°
12 wet
May
76° / 51°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 61°
9 wet
Jul
89° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
69° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodstown Pittsgrov 4e, NJ, 2.9 mi away at 98 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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