Sterling Forest State Park
Sterling Lake & West Sterling Lake Road via Sterling Lake Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Sterling Lake & West Sterling Lake Road via Sterling Lake Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Lakeville, NY. The route reaches Sterling Lake. It climbs 425 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi751 – 1,001 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Meadow Connector 41.20461, -74.24531
Nearest town Lakeville, NY
Directions
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Sterling Lake & West Sterling Lake Road via Sterling Lake Loop
5.3 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 752–1,001 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 right onto Sterling Lake Loop, heading NW.
- 2 miPass Sterling Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Sterling Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Sterling Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sterling Lake Loop, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left onto Pine Meadow Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pine Meadow Connector Trailhead
- Pine Meadow Trail & Sterling Valley Loop Loop via Sterling Lake Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Sterling Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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