Mohonk Preserve

Spring Farm Road via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Spring Farm Road via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Tillson, NY. It climbs 744 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.82004, -74.08506
Nearest town Tillson, NY

Directions

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Spring Farm Road via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 187–726 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.82004, -74.08506

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftReach Spring Farm Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
  18. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.5 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

44% dirt15% gravel13% grass28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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