Sterling Forest State Park
Beech Road
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,587 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Beech Road is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,587 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Manor Road 41.14549, -74.24702
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Beech Road
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,587 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 416–1,307 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Manor Road · 41.14549, -74.24702
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Manor Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 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 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Manor Road Trailhead
- Hewitt Connector Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft
- Hewitt Connector Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Hewitt Connector Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- Hasenclever Iron Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- Hasenclever Iron Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Manor Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 777 ft
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