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Otterkill Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New York

Otterkill Trail

Salisbury Mills, New York

4.5 mi

Distance

856 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 43m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Otterkill Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, New York. It is 4.5 miles long and gains 856 feet. It is in or next to Salisbury Mills, New York.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:84 ft
Max:173 ft
Gain:261 ft
Loss:261 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 84 ft and 173 ft across 4.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.84 ft114 ft143 ft173 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.3 mi3.4 mi4.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi84 ft
High point0.5 mi173 ft
End4.5 mi84 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Salisbury Mills, NY · in or next to town
County:
Orange County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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