Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. It climbs 1,958 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi243 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail 41.43050, -74.09137
Nearest town Downey Farms, NY
Directions
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Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 243–1,348 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 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 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.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Western Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Trestle Trail (white), heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 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
84% dirt16% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
More from Schunnemunk Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Otterkill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Trestle Viewpoint & Trestle Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft
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