Sterling Forest State Park

Beech Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Beech Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,511 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14670, -74.26984
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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Beech Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 539–1,241 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: 41.14670, -74.26984

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 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

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