Sterling Forest State Park
Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. It climbs 589 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stering Forest Road 41.17939, -74.31393
Nearest town Sterling Forest, NY
Directions
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Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail & West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 674–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Stering Forest Road · 41.17939, -74.31393
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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