Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint & Joppenbergh Mountain Beach via Joppenbergh Mountain Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Joppenbergh Mountain near Binnewater, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach and Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint. It climbs 474 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi102 – 381 ft · steepest grade: 50%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.85656, -74.08567
Nearest town Binnewater, NY
Directions
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Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint & Joppenbergh Mountain Beach via Joppenbergh Mountain Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 102–382 ft
Out & Back · Joppenbergh Mountain
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.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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
65% gravel29% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 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
- White Dot–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Flooded Mine–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 5.8 mi · ▲ 403 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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