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Sterling Forest State Park

Fire Tower Trail & West Valley Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Fire Tower Trail & West Valley Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Dutch Hollow, NY. It climbs 1,313 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Valley Trail 41.22608, -74.26998
Nearest town Dutch Hollow, NY
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Fire Tower Trail & West Valley Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 731–1,325 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: West Valley Trail · 41.22608, -74.26998

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 2.1 miBear left onto Fire Tower Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 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-west-valley-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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