Sterling Forest State Park
Red Back South
3.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Red Back South is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 984 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Redback Doubletrack 41.17658, -74.22737
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
Directions
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Red Back South
3.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 555–983 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Redback Doubletrack · 41.17658, -74.22737
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Redback Doubletrack, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Redback, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redback, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Redback, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Redback Doubletrack, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Redback, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Red Back Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Back South, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Redback South, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Red Back South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red Back South, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Back Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Redback, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Redback, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Redback Doubletrack, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Redback, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Redback Doubletrack, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redback, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Redback Doubletrack, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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