Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches is a 4-mile out-and-back in Giant's Ledges Pocket Park near Rosendale, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach before reaching Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 549 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 400 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fairview Avenue 41.84278, -74.08522
Nearest town Rosendale, NY
Directions
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Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches
4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 70–400 ft
Out & Back · Giant's Ledges Pocket Park
Trailhead: Fairview Avenue · 41.84278, -74.08522
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fairview Avenue, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Fairview Avenue, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
15% gravel13% dirt6% grass1% paved65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fairview Avenue Trailhead
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- White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 6 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 6.7 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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- Vernal Pool–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft
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