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Sterling Forest State Park

Lake to Lake Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,239 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Lake to Lake Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,239 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Manor Road 41.14549, -74.24702
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Lake to Lake Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,239 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 416–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Manor Road · 41.14549, -74.24702

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Manor Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
  7. 2.6 miReach Lake to Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-to-lake-trail-out-back-22-km-6a49

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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