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
- 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.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Trestle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Trestle Trail (white), heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Schunnemunk Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 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
More from Schunnemunk Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Otterkill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Trestle Trail & Western Ridge Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft
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