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Sterling Forest State Park

Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Cooper, NJ. It climbs 598 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jennings Hollow Bridge Connector 41.16340, -74.31664
Nearest town Cooper, NJ
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Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 563–876 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Jennings Hollow Bridge Connector · 41.16340, -74.31664

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jennings Hollow Trail Connector, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Stering Forest Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miBear right onto West Valley Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear right onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jennings Hollow Trail Connector, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fire-tower-trail-lake-to-lake-trail-out-back-4-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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