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Sterling Forest State Park

West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 3 hr 38 min

West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,404 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14670, -74.26984
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 539–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park

Trailhead: 41.14670, -74.26984

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-valley-trail-out-back-14-km-0265

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:58 PM

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