Mohonk Preserve
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Springtown, NY. It climbs 570 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dug Road 41.78044, -74.09333
Nearest town Springtown, NY
Directions
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 179–656 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Dug Road · 41.78044, -74.09333
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Dug Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Dug Road, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% gravel29% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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