Mohonk Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail 41.79611, -74.12377
Nearest town High Falls, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Flooded Mine.
  12. 50 ftReach Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% dirt18% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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