Schunnemunk State Park
Otterkill Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 48 min
Otterkill Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail 41.42631, -74.09778
Nearest town Downey Farms, NY
Directions
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Otterkill Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 48 min
Elevation 328–531 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail · 41.42631, -74.09778
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trestle Trail (white), heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Otterkill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Otterkill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail (white), heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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