Giant's Ledges Pocket Park
White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
3.3 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 1 hr 11 min
White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Giant's Ledges Pocket Park near Tillson, NY. The route passes Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint and Flooded Mine before reaching White Dot at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
3.3 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 188–382 ft
Out & Back · Giant's Ledges Pocket Park
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
- Start on Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Flooded Mine.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Closed, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach White Dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Trailhead
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- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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