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Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail–Fire Tower Trail, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. It climbs 1,688 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail–Fire Tower Trail, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,688 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 761–1,325 ft

Out & Back · 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 Fire Tower Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Fire Tower Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn left onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 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 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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