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Sterling Forest State Park

Munsee Eagle South–Red Back South, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Munsee Eagle South–Red Back South, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scott Mine Road 41.16408, -74.25302
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
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Munsee Eagle South–Red Back South, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 556–1,007 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: Scott Mine Road · 41.16408, -74.25302

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Back South, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading N.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Redback, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Redback, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Redback Douubletrack, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftReach Redback Hike Pink Blaze, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Munsee Eagle South, heading NE.
  14. 1 miTurn left onto Redback, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Redback, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Redback, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Redback, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Redback Hike Pink Blaze, heading NE.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/munsee-eagle-south-red-back-south-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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