Bare Rock Vista–Bare Rock Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Bare Rock Vista–Bare Rock Trail, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. The route reaches Bare Rock Vista at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,184 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,243 ft15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15820, -74.25071
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
Directions
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Bare Rock Vista–Bare Rock Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 536–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: 41.15820, -74.25071
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bare Rock Vista Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Bare Rock Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bare Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake to Lake Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,746 ft
- Beech Road 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft
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