Schunnemunk State Park
Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Mountain Lodge Park, NY. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,037 – 1,470 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38961, -74.13375
Nearest town Mountain Lodge Park, NY
Directions
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Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,036–1,471 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: 41.38961, -74.13375
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Western Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ridge to Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sweet Clover, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Barton Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ridge to Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Western Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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- Ridge to Ridge Viewpoint–Jessup Viewpoint, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Trestle Viewpoint & Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 916 ft
- Jessup Viewpoint–Long Path, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,944 ft
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