Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint–Flooded Mine, 4 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint–Flooded Mine, 4 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Snyder Mine Drive Parcel near Springtown, NY. The route passes Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint and Flooded Mine before reaching Joppenbergh Mountain Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint–Flooded Mine, 4 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 174–220 ft
Out & Back · Snyder Mine Drive Parcel
Trailhead: Clearwater Road (Closed) · 41.80609, -74.08415
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Clearwater Road (Closed), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miPass Flooded Mine.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 50 ftReach Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Clearwater Road (Closed), heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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