Yellow Trail
- 0.9 mi
- loop
- 37 ft
- climb
- 157 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Yellow Trail is a short, easy loop in Thompson Park on county land in New Jersey, about 0.94 miles long. It's a low-effort outing, with a total elevation gain of 37 feet and a loss of 126 feet over the course of the loop. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.89 miles in, with a 7% grade. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hightstown show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. The trail sits among a network of colored routes. The Blue Trail and Green Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Orange Trail and Red Trail are about 0.3 mile off.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken36 mi away
- Bartram's Garden50 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Blue TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Green TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Orange TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Red TrailHiking0.3 mi
- White TrailHiking0.3 mi
- * bouldering mid-state NJRock climbing5.9 mi
- Watchung ReservationRock climbing6.7 mi
- Assunpink LakeLake fishing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Unmarked 1Hiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · Next door
- Farm Road TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Mine Hill TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Mill Pond TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Agress TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
Hidden Pond TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Forest Brook TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Farrington Lake TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Green TrailHiking · Next door
Best time to visit Yellow Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
41° / 21°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
43° / 23°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
51° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 39°
11 wet
May
73° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
55° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hightstown 2 W, NJ, 8.5 mi away at 100 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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