Hickory Hollow Road & Radio Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Indian Hill, NY. It climbs 785 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi659 – 1,214 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hickory Hollow Road 41.25474, -74.18383
Nearest town Indian Hill, NY
Directions
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Hickory Hollow Road & Radio Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 658–1,215 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Hickory Hollow Road · 41.25474, -74.18383
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Hickory Hollow Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Radio Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Hickory Hollow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hickory Hollow Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Hickory Hollow Road Trailhead
- Radio Road–Townsend Trail / Wildcat Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft
- Appalachian Trail Connector–Furnace Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Furnace Loop–Hickory Hollow Road, 6 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
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