Beech Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Beech Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. It climbs 2,310 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15820, -74.25071
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
Directions
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Beech Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 536–1,307 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: 41.15820, -74.25071
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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