Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & Fire Tower Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. It climbs 399 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 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
3.3 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 761–1,022 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
- Start on Fire Tower Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Fire Tower Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 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 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fire Tower Trail Trailhead
- Fire Tower Trail–Lake to Lake Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail–Fire Tower Trail, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,688 ft
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