Mohonk Preserve
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Tillson, NY. It climbs 686 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 187–726 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 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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 2.6 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Trailhead
- Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 3.3 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft
- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Spring Farm Road via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 856 ft
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