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Sterling Forest State Park

Bare Rock Trail & West Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bare Rock Trail & West Valley Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Dutch Hollow, NY. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,289 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Valley Trail 41.22608, -74.26998
Nearest town Dutch Hollow, NY
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Bare Rock Trail & West Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 926–1,290 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: West Valley Trail · 41.22608, -74.26998

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miSharp left onto Bare Rock Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bare-rock-trail-west-valley-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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