Sterling Forest State Park
Doris Duke Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,372 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Doris Duke Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Laurel Ridge, NY. It climbs 1,372 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Doris Duke Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,372 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 814–1,323 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: 41.23468, -74.23766
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Doris Duke Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Doris Duke Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pine Meadow Trail & Sterling Valley Loop via Sterling Lake Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- West Valley Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 979 ft
- Sterling Lake–Sterling Valley Loop, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft
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