Sterling Forest State Park
Radio Road–Townsend Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Radio Road–Townsend Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Clinton Woods, NY. It climbs 1,869 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Radio Road–Townsend Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 491–1,101 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Hickory Hollow Road · 41.24555, -74.20380
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Radio Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Wildcat Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miReach Radio Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Radio Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hickory Hollow Road Trailhead
- Hickory Hollow Road & Southfields Branch Railway 4 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Furnace Loop & Hickory Hollow Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 635 ft
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