Schunnemunk State Park

Trestle Viewpoint & Trestle Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Trestle Viewpoint & Trestle Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Schunnemunk State Park near Downey Farms, NY. The route reaches Trestle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 994 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schunnemunk Meadows Trail 41.43050, -74.09137
Nearest town Downey Farms, NY

Directions

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Trestle Viewpoint & Trestle Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 243–1,263 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

  1. Start on Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trestle Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftReach Trestle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Trestle Trail (white), heading NE.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  8. 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

72% dirt27% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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