1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
4. 0.4 miPass Fifth Lake.
5. 1.3 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
7. 0.3 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading S.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
9. 0.4 miPass Flooded Mine.
10. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
13. 0.6 miReach Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
19. 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
21. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading NW.
23. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
26. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fourth-lake-wallkill-valley-rail-viewpoint-out-back-10-lakes