Sterling Forest State Park
West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,067 ft · 5 hr 10 min
West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Sterling Forest State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,067 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Manor Road 41.14549, -74.24702
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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West Valley Trail via Lake to Lake Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,067 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 416–1,092 ft
Out & Back · Sterling Forest State Park
Trailhead: Manor Road · 41.14549, -74.24702
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Manor Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Manor Road Trailhead
- Hewitt Connector Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft
- Hewitt Connector Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Hewitt Connector Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- Hasenclever Iron Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- Hasenclever Iron Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Manor Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 777 ft
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