Sterling Forest State Park
Blue Lake–Sandy Beach Lake, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Blue Lake–Sandy Beach Lake, 5 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes Blue Lake and Sandy Beach Lake. It climbs 912 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 764 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hewitt Connector Trail 41.14171, -74.24897
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Blue Lake–Sandy Beach Lake, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 400–765 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Hewitt Connector Trail · 41.14171, -74.24897
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hewitt Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Blue Lake.
- 0.8 miPass Sandy Beach Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Lake Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Blue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beech Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hewitt Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hewitt Connector Trail Trailhead
- Blue Lake & Hewitt Connector Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Tranquility Ridge Park Viewpoint & Hewitt Connector Trail via Lake to Lake Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft
- Beech Ridge–Hewitt Connector Trail, 4 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft
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