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

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 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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