Schunnemunk State Park
Schunnemunk Mountain & Jessup Viewpoint via Jessup Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Schunnemunk Mountain & Jessup Viewpoint via Jessup Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Mountain Lodge Park, NY. The route passes Jessup Viewpoint, Schunnemunk Mountain and Jessup Viewpoint. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Schunnemunk Mountain & Jessup Viewpoint via Jessup Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,083–1,676 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 miBear left onto Jessup Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Jessup Viewpoint.
- 1 miPass Schunnemunk Mountain.
- 50 ftPass Jessup Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miReach Schunnemunk Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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