Mohonk Preserve

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. It climbs 572 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.76144, -74.08339
Nearest town New Paltz, NY

Directions

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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 172–656 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.76144, -74.08339

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 4.2 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

67% gravel21% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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