AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sterling Forest State Park

Beech Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,605 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Beech Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,605 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.1 mi

Getting there

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

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,605 ft · 3 hr 24 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. 0.7 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading W.
  9. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beech-road-out-back-13-km-3a6c

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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