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Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile loop in Sterling Forest State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. It climbs 288 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 883 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Tower Trail 41.18698, -74.30798
Nearest town Sterling Forest, NY

Directions

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Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail Loop, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 674–882 ft

Loop · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Fire Tower Trail · 41.18698, -74.30798

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Fire Tower Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Fire Tower Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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