Sterling Forest State Park
Bare Rock Vista–Sally's Pond, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,084 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Bare Rock Vista–Sally's Pond, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes Sally's Pond before reaching Bare Rock Vista at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 2,084 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 1,243 ft15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boro Parkway 41.13378, -74.26179
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Bare Rock Vista–Sally's Pond, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,084 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 349–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Boro Parkway · 41.13378, -74.26179
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boro Parkway, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Farm Road/Manor Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Chicken House Road/Manor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Sally's Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bare Rock Vista Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Bare Rock Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bare Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Chicken House Road/Manor Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Farm Road/Manor Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Boro Parkway, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% paved95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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