Flooded Mine–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Snyder Mine Drive Parcel near Binnewater, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach and Flooded Mine. It climbs 403 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 289 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.85656, -74.08567
Nearest town Binnewater, NY
Directions
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Flooded Mine–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 44–287 ft
Out & Back · Snyder Mine Drive Parcel
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.85656, -74.08567
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Flooded Mine.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Flooded Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading NW.
- 0.9 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
61% gravel4% other1% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Trailhead
- Fourth Lake & Fifth Lake via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint & Joppenbergh Mountain Beach via Joppenbergh Mountain Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- White Dot–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Table Rocks–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft
- Joppenbergh Mountain Beach–Lime Kiln Trail (Green), 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft
- Vernal Pool–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 6 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft
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