Sterling Forest State Park

Beech Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,691 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Beech Road is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,691 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Beech Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,691 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 539–1,325 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. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 3.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 3.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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