Augusta Mine Trail Loop
This loop hike on "multi-use" trails open to mountain bikes passes the historic Augusta Mine.
Take the New York State Thruway to Exit 15A. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp onto Route 17 and head north for 1.4 miles to the exit for Sterling Forest. Follow Sterling Mine Road (County Route 72) west for 2.4 miles, then turn right onto Long Meadow Road. Proceed past Old Forge Road and make the next right at a sign for "Laurel Meadow Pond." Proceed for 0.2 mile to a concrete parking area on the right side of the road, or to the second parking area on the right, with a dirt surface, and park in one of these parking areas.
Most of this “lollipop”-loop hike follows “single-track” multi-use trails recently constructed by the Palisades AmeriCorps trail crew of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, along with volunteers from the Palisades MTB (a mountain bike club). These multi-use trails are open to hikers, but they were designed primarily for mountain bikers and are heavily used by them.