Fifth Lake & Joppenbergh Mountain Beach via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Kallops Corners, NY. The route passes Fifth Lake before reaching Joppenbergh Mountain Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 357 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 279 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Trail 41.86610, -74.07792
Nearest town Kallops Corners, NY
Directions
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Fifth Lake & Joppenbergh Mountain Beach via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 44–278 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 41.86610, -74.07792
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Fifth Lake.
- 1.3 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Fifth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% gravel6% other4% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint–Fifth Lake, 5 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft
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