Yellow
Near Mount Shannon · New Hampshire
Yellow is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 500 ft from the Yellow junction to the Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction.
Map length
1.3 mi
Climb from the low end
485 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
52 min / 49 min
High point
1,228 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,160 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
752 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Yellow
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Yellow junction (the lower end) to Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction.
- 0.0Yellow junction
- 0.3Junction with Anna-Goat (Red)
- 0.4Sunset Lake
- 0.8Mount Shannon
- 0.9Junction with Blue / Yellow Merge
- 1.3Junction with Mack Ridge Trail (Orange)
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Anna-Goat (Red) junction
0.32 mi (total 0.32) · ↑79 ↓13 ft · 12 min / 10 min
To Mount Shannon
0.53 mi (total 0.85) · ↑394 ↓0 ft · 28 min / 16 min
To Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction
0.40 mi (total 1.25) · ↑4 ↓371 ft · 12 min / 23 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow junction | Anna-Goat (Red) junction | 0.32 | 0.32 | 79 / 13 ft | 12 min / 10 min |
| Anna-Goat (Red) junction | Mount Shannon | 0.53 | 0.85 | 394 / 0 ft | 28 min / 16 min |
| Mount Shannon | Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction | 0.40 | 1.25 | 4 / 371 ft | 12 min / 23 min |
↑ walking from Yellow junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.