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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 3.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM
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- Lake to Lake Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft
- Beech Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,511 ft
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- Beech Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,605 ft
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