Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. The route reaches Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 172–401 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76304, -74.08233
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 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.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 4.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 152 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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