Sterling Forest State Park
Augusta Mine Trail–Hutchinson Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Augusta Mine Trail–Hutchinson Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 428 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Augusta Mine Trail–Hutchinson Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 731–1,031 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Hutchinson Trail · 41.20657, -74.23823
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hutchinson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red Back, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto McKeags Meadow, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Augusta Mine Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Hutchinson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hutchinson Trail Trailhead
- Augusta Mine Trail–Hutchinson Trail, 8 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Hutchinson Trail–Munsee Eage, 8 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
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