Sterling Forest State Park

Lake to Lake Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Lake to Lake Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14670, -74.26984
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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Lake to Lake Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 539–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: 41.14670, -74.26984

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading W.
  7. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  13. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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