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.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 1,030 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hutchinson Trail 41.20657, -74.23823
Nearest town Lakeville, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Hutchinson Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Red Back, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto McKeags Meadow, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Augusta Mine Trail, heading N.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Hutchinson Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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