Sterling Forest State Park
Lake to Lake Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Lake to Lake Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 1,107 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lake to Lake Trail 41.17158, -74.27416
Nearest town Lakeville, NY
Directions
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Lake to Lake Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 724–1,241 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Lake to Lake Trail · 41.17158, -74.27416
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Trail / West Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 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
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