Yellow; Millstone
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 300 ft
- climb
- 792 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Yellow; Millstone is an easy, short out-and-back hike in New Jersey's Ramapo Valley County Reservation, on county-managed land. The route is 0.94 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 300 feet and a high point of 792 feet. It starts at about 682 feet and reaches a peak of 792 feet before returning, with the steepest stretch at about 0.29 miles in from the start, where the grade hits 14 percent. For comfortable conditions, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Wanaque Raymond Dam show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, while July peaks near 84°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The hike takes about half an hour, and it makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the reservation. Old Guard and the Millstone Trail both lie about 0.3 miles away, and the Yellow-Silver Trail is about half a mile off. Climbers can find Sector 2 roughly 1.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Old GuardHiking0.3 mi
- Millstone TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Yellow-Silver TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Sector 2Rock climbing1.3 mi
- QuarantineRock climbing1.3 mi
- Easter Island BoulderRock climbing1.3 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing3.5 mi
- Ramapo RiverRiver fishing3.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Reservoir LoopHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Flyinace2000, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Flyinace2000, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Legrande Loop TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Roadgeek Adam, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Old GuardHiking · Next door
- Vista Spur TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Flyinace2000, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Yellow-Silver TrailHiking · Next door
- Millstone TrailHiking · Next door
- Yellow TrailHiking · Next door
- Yellow; SchuberHiking · ~1 min drive
- Matapan Rock TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Yellow; Millstone
Best months: April–October. 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
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 3.4 mi away at 245 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
