Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. The route passes Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint before reaching Flooded Mine at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 946 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 187–800 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail · 41.79611, -74.12377
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Flooded Mine.
- 50 ftReach Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Table Rocks Trail Trailhead
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- Shagbark Hickory–Spring Farm Road, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Three Brothers–Laurel Ledge Viewpoint, 13 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 7 mi · ▲ 944 ft
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