Mohonk Preserve

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

13 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. It climbs 472 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 410 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76304, -74.08233
Nearest town New Paltz, NY

Directions

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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

13 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 172–410 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76304, -74.08233

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

Transit-accessible: stop 152 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 4.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 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% gravel22% dirt1% boardwalk22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 152 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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