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Mohonk Preserve

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Springtown, NY. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 656 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clearwater Road (Closed) 41.80609, -74.08415
Nearest town Springtown, NY
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 174–656 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Clearwater Road (Closed) · 41.80609, -74.08415

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start on Clearwater Road (Closed), heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Clearwater Road (Closed), heading S.
  12. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wallkill-valley-rail-trail-out-back-8-km-a6b6

Trail surface

51% dirt19% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

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