Sterling Forest State Park

Beech Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Beech Road is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,952 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hasenclever Iron Trail 41.14704, -74.26456
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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Beech Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 531–1,307 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Hasenclever Iron Trail · 41.14704, -74.26456

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

  1. Start on Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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