Mohonk Preserve
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Tillson, NY. It climbs 624 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.82004, -74.08506
Nearest town Tillson, NY
Directions
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 187–656 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.82004, -74.08506
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
51% dirt22% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Spring Farm Road via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft
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