Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Beech Road/Hasenclever Iron Trail–Beech Road Loop, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Beech Road/Hasenclever Iron Trail–Beech Road Loop, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile loop in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stering Forest Road 41.17939, -74.31393
Nearest town Sterling Forest, NY
Directions
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Beech Road/Hasenclever Iron Trail–Beech Road Loop, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 522–1,092 ft
Loop · Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Trailhead: Stering Forest Road · 41.17939, -74.31393
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Beech Road/Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Patterson Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beech Road/Patterson Mine, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Patterson Mine, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Stering Forest Road Trailhead
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- Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 589 ft
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