Otterkill Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Otterkill Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. It climbs 431 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi243 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail 41.43050, -74.09137
Nearest town Downey Farms, NY
Directions
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Otterkill Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 243–531 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail · 41.43050, -74.09137
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start on Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trestle Trail (white), heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Otterkill Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Otterkill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail (white), heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 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
67% dirt33% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
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