Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes is a 3.1-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, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vernal Pool–Bashakill Swimming Hole, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 512–533 ft
Out & Back · Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail · 41.57466, -74.48053
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Bashakill Swimming Hole.
- 150 ftReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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