Schunnemunk State Park
Earl Reservoir & Earl Reservoir Park Beach via Jessup Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Earl Reservoir & Earl Reservoir Park Beach via Jessup Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Mountain Lodge Park, NY. The route passes Earl Reservoir before reaching Earl Reservoir Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Earl Reservoir & Earl Reservoir Park Beach via Jessup Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 853–1,535 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: Water Tank Road · 41.38424, -74.13707
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Water Tank Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Jessup Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Earl Reservoir Park Beach.
- 50 ftReach Earl Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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