Mohonk Preserve

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

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.7 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. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 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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