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Mohonk Preserve

Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Tillson, NY. The route reaches Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 382 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 410 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.82004, -74.08506
Nearest town Tillson, NY
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Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 187–410 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

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waterworks-mohonk-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-via-wallkill-valley-rail-trail

Trail surface

50% dirt18% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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