Best hikes in Sterling Forest State Park
Ambleway maps 31 hikes in Sterling Forest State Park, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 30 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Tranquility Ridge Park Viewpoint via Lake to Lake Trail. The biggest climb is Appalachian Trail Connector–Furnace Loop, 6 sights, gaining 2,119 ft, and the network tops out at 1,380 ft. 2 start within walking range of public transit.
- Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail 7 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Appalachian Trail Connector–Furnace Loop, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,119 ft
- Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail–Jennings Hollow Trail, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft
- Bare Rock Trail & West Valley Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,962 ft
- Hogback Mountain Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Long Swamp Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & Fire Tower Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Fire Tower Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Beech Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,605 ft
- Appalachian Trail;Highlands Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft
- Mountain Lake via Long Swamp Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Mombasha Lake & Appalachian Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft
- Conklin Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Furnace Loop & Hickory Hollow Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Blue Lake–Sandy Beach Lake, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Red Back South 3.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Bare Rock Vista–Sterling Lake, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Radio Road–Townsend Trail, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft
- Sterling Lake & Fire Tower Connector Trail via Fire Tower Trail 2 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Tranquility Ridge Park Viewpoint via Lake to Lake Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Redback Doubletrack 2.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Munsee Eagle South 2.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Augusta Mine Trail–Hutchinson Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Red Back South & Redback Hike Pink Blaze 4 mi · ▲ 743 ft
- McKeags Meadow–Red Back South Loop, 6 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 985 ft
- Doris Duke Trail Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- McKeags Meadow / Red Back–McKeags Meadow Loop, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 652 ft
- Pine Meadow Trail & Sterling Valley Loop Loop via Sterling Lake Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Hutchinson Trail–McKeags Meadow / Red Back Loop, 9 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Radio Road–Townsend Trail / Wildcat Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft