Schunnemunk State Park
Trestle Viewpoint–Otterkill Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Trestle Viewpoint–Otterkill Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. The route reaches Trestle Viewpoint. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Trestle Viewpoint–Otterkill Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 279–1,308 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.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Trestle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Barton Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Otterkill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail (white), heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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- 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
- Ridge to Ridge Viewpoint–Jessup Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft
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