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Sterling Forest State Park

Appalachian Trail;Highlands Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Appalachian Trail;Highlands Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Dutch Hollow, NY. It climbs 1,187 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 1,322 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26381, -74.25970
Nearest town Dutch Hollow, NY
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Appalachian Trail;Highlands Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 695–1,323 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: 41.26381, -74.25970

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail;Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-trail-highlands-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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