Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. It climbs 478 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 410 ft15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.74598, -74.08979
Nearest town New Paltz, NY
Directions
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 172–410 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.
- 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 E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 5.3 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
55% gravel18% dirt7% paved1% boardwalk19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 622 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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