Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 410 ft15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.74877, -74.08817
Nearest town New Paltz, NY
Directions
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 172–410 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.74877, -74.08817
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 478 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 5.1 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
57% gravel18% dirt5% paved1% boardwalk19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 478 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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