Mohonk Preserve
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Springtown, NY. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 179–726 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 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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