Sterling Forest State Park
Hutchinson Trail–McKeags Meadow / Red Back, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Hutchinson Trail–McKeags Meadow / Red Back, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 523 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hutchinson Trail–McKeags Meadow / Red Back, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 654–1,031 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: 41.17802, -74.25631
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto McKeags Meadow / Redback, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto McKeags Meadow / Red Back, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Red Back, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hutchinson Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Redback Hike Pink Blaze, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red Back, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto McKeags Meadow / Red Back, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto McKeags Meadow / Redback, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Redback Hike Pink Blaze & Scott Mine Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 713 ft
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