Sterling Forest State Park
Hutchinson Trail–Munsee Eage, 8 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Hutchinson Trail–Munsee Eage, 8 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 1,424 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hutchinson Trail–Munsee Eage, 8 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 556–1,096 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Hutchinson Trail · 41.20657, -74.23823
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hutchinson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Redback, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Redback Douubletrack, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Redback, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redback Doubletrack, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Redback, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Red Back South, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Scott Mine Road, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Hutchinson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Redback, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redback, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Redback, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Munsee Eagle South, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Munsee Eage, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hutchinson Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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