Schunnemunk State Park
Trestle Viewpoint & Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Trestle Viewpoint & Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Mountain Lodge Park, NY. The route reaches Trestle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 916 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Trestle Viewpoint & Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,036–1,471 ft
Out & Back · Schunnemunk State Park
Trailhead: 41.38961, -74.13375
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Western Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ridge to Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Trestle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Ridge to Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Western Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Barton Swamp Trail via Western Ridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 732 ft
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