Fifth Lake–Summit Viewpoint, 4 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Binnewater, NY. The route passes Summit Viewpoint and Fifth Lake before reaching Joppenbergh Mountain Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Trail 41.86144, -74.08055
Nearest town Binnewater, NY
Directions
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Fifth Lake–Summit Viewpoint, 4 beaches
3.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 44–435 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 41.86144, -74.08055
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summit Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Summit Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Fifth Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fairview Avenue, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Fifth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rosendale Trestle, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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
67% gravel6% other1% grass26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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