Sterling Forest State Park

Bare Rock Trail–Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Bare Rock Trail–Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 1,318 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Trail 41.17158, -74.27416
Nearest town Lakeville, NY

Directions

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Bare Rock Trail–Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 680–1,325 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Trail · 41.17158, -74.27416

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

  1. Start on Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left onto Bare Rock Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.2 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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