Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. It climbs 881 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Elevation 172–800 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.74598, -74.08979
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 622 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 4.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 4.8 miArrive 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 6.9 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 3:53 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 622 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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