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Sterling Forest State Park

Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail

7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Dutch Hollow, NY. It climbs 516 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,086 ft7.1 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 & West Valley Trail

7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 815–1,087 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. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 miReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Bare Rock Trail / West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.7 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-west-valley-trail-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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