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Sterling Forest State Park

Bare Rock Vista–Sterling Lake, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Bare Rock Vista–Sterling Lake, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. The route passes Sterling Lake before reaching Bare Rock Vista at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,243 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bare Rock Trail 41.20131, -74.26618
Nearest town Lakeville, NY
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Bare Rock Vista–Sterling Lake, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 764–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Bare Rock Trail · 41.20131, -74.26618

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

  1. Start on Bare Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Sterling Lake.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bare Rock Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bare Rock Vista Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftReach Bare Rock Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bare Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bare Rock Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bare-rock-vista-sterling-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km-1020

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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