Park Overview:

A 22-mile rail trail offering flat and easy walking, with views of the Shawangunks.

Park Description:

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

Running through the valley at the base of the Shawangunks, mostly within view of its many southeast-facing cliffs, the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a multi-use trail, welcoming walkers, hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians.   

Trails Overview:

With rails and ties now gone, the fine cinder trail surface offers flat and easy walking.  It rambles through farms and forests, streams and wetlands, and the towns of Gardiner and New Paltz. 

The Rail Trail's web page (use Contact Information on this site) lovingly points out that: "The crown jewel of this 22-mile linear park is the famed Rosendale Trestle, with its 940 foot span over the Rondout Creek and soaring 150 feet above the water’s surface. When first constructed in 1872 it was dubbed the iron wonder and was the highest span bridge in the United States. Often referred to as the Walkway over the Rondout, the trestle offers more intimate views than the Wallkway Over The Hudson, yet no less spectacular views of Joppenburgh Mountain, Main Street Rosendale and the Rondout Creek."   

• Park at the Binnewater Kiln Parking Lot to access the trestle -- GPS Coordinates: 41.848312, -74.087826

Use the Web Map link on this site for trail maps of its northern and southern sections -- Rosendale Trestle is between miles 15 and 16 on the map.

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