Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Joppenbergh Mountain near New Paltz, NY. The route passes Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, Flooded Mine, Joppenbergh Mountain Beach and 2 more. It climbs 762 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 381 ft · steepest grade: 52%13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76304, -74.08233
Nearest town New Paltz, NY
Directions
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Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 44–382 ft
Out & Back · Joppenbergh Mountain
Trailhead: 41.76304, -74.08233
Weather Sep 10: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 152 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miPass Flooded Mine.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Rosendale Trestle, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 4.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% gravel6% dirt2% other1% boardwalk8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 152 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 13 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- White Dot & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft
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