Joppenbergh Mountain
Joppenbergh Mountain in Rosendale: a 500-foot limestone summit with a 1.5-mile loop, views of the Rosendale Trestle, and mining-era history.
Joppenbergh Mountain is a nearly 500-foot limestone hill in the heart of Rosendale, named for Jacob Rutsen, the town's 17th-century founder, and managed today by the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. The 1.5-mile loop trail starts behind Rosendale's Main Street and climbs steadily through mixed forest to the summit, where a clear viewpoint overlooks the 940-foot Rosendale Trestle, an 1870s railroad bridge now used as a pedestrian walkway, the Rondout Creek Valley below, and the Shawangunk Ridge in the distance. The descent is steep but manageable, with well-marked switchbacks and a few benches along the way.
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