AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sterling Forest State Park

Beech Road

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,164 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Beech Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,164 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Manor Trail 41.13758, -74.26716
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Beech Road

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,164 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 445–1,307 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Manor Trail · 41.13758, -74.26716

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

  1. Start on Manor Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 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 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right onto Manor Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 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/beech-road-out-back-20-km-495a

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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