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.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 535 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail 41.57466, -74.48053
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start on D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miPass Vernal Pool.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miPass Bashakill Swimming Hole.
  5. 150 ftReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

96% dirt2% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead