Sterling Forest State Park
McKeags Meadow Connector–McKeags Meadow Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 53 min
McKeags Meadow Connector–McKeags Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. It climbs 497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 994 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Meadow Connector 41.20461, -74.24531
Nearest town Lakeville, NY
Directions
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McKeags Meadow Connector–McKeags Meadow Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 718–995 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Pine Meadow Connector · 41.20461, -74.24531
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pine Meadow Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sterling Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto McKeags Meadow Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto McKeages Meadow Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto McKeags Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto McKeags Meadow, heading NE.
- 1 miReach McKeags Meadow Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto McKeags Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto McKeages Meadow Connector, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto McKeags Meadow Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Sterling Lake Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pine Meadow Connector, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sterling Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Sterling Lake & West Sterling Lake Road via Sterling Lake Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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