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
- Start on Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Bare Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 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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