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White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is an 8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes White Dot, Flooded Mine, Joppenbergh Mountain Beach and 3 more. It climbs 812 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 771 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82377, -74.09780
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY

Directions

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White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints

8 mi · ▲ 812 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 163–772 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Closed, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass White Dot.
  7. 50 ftPass Flooded Mine.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  14. 50 ftReach White Dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miPass Flooded Mine.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Clearwater Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear right onto Table Rocks Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% dirt21% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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