Mohonk Preserve

White Dot & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 4 hr 37 min

White Dot & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, NY. The route passes White Dot before reaching Flooded Mine at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 410 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 41.76144, -74.08339
Nearest town New Paltz, NY

Directions

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White Dot & Flooded Mine via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 172–410 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Wallkill Valley Rail Trail · 41.76144, -74.08339

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left, 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. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miPass Flooded Mine.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach White Dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

56% gravel21% dirt1% boardwalk22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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