Schunnemunk State Park
Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,883 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Salisbury Mills, NY. It climbs 1,883 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Western Ridge Trail 41.41312, -74.11891
Nearest town Salisbury Mills, NY
Directions
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Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,883 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 328–1,348 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: Western Ridge Trail · 41.41312, -74.11891
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on Western Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Trestle Trail (white), heading N.
- 250 ftReach Western Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Western Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM
More from Western Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Trestle Viewpoint–Otterkill Trail, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
- Otterkill Trail–Sweet Clover, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 2,095 ft
- Otterkill Trail–Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 2,127 ft
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