Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Bashakill Wildlife Management Area near Wurtsboro, NY. The route passes Vernal Pool before reaching Bashakill Swimming Hole at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 512–533 ft
Out & Back · Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Traill · 41.58867, -74.46080
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Bashakill Swimming Hole.
- 300 ftReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.3 miArrive 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
More from D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Traill Trailhead
- D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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