Schunnemunk State Park
Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. It climbs 1,923 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail 41.42573, -74.10169
Nearest town Downey Farms, NY
Directions
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Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 279–1,348 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail · 41.42573, -74.10169
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trestle Trail (white), heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Western Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Trestle Trail (white), heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
93% dirt7% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Schunnemunk Meadows Trail Trailhead
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- Otterkill Trail–Sweet Clover Loop, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- Schunnemunk Mountain–Ridge to Ridge Viewpoint Loop, 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,629 ft
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