Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Springtown, NY. It climbs 851 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 174–800 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Clearwater Road (Closed) · 41.80609, -74.08415
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Clearwater Road (Closed), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Clearwater Road (Closed), heading S.
- 400 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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