Hickory Hollow Road–Indian Hill Loop, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Indian Hill, NY. It climbs 1,698 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 1,102 ft · steepest grade: 31%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Indian Hill Loop 41.26265, -74.17997
Nearest town Indian Hill, NY
Directions
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Hickory Hollow Road–Indian Hill Loop, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 628–1,101 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Indian Hill Loop · 41.26265, -74.17997
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Hill Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Furnace Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Wildcat Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Radio Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Indian Hill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Radio Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Hollow Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Furnace Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Indian Hill Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 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
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Indian Hill Loop Trailhead
- Furnace Loop & Indian Hill Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Hickory Hollow Road & Indian Hill Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 917 ft
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