The Kaaterskill Clove Experience
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The Kaaterskill Clove Experience Journey to the place that inspired the Hudson River School of Art, to the mountains where the nation’s fi rst artistic style took root, to the wilderness that beguiled and the river that made it all possible. Discover all the stops along the Kaaterskill Clove Trail: Greene County Dutchman’s North-South Lake Hunter Mountain Visitor Center Landing Park Campground Resort 700 Rte. 23B, Leeds Lower Main St., Catskill Cty. Rte. 18, Haines Falls Rte. 23A, Hunter Olana State Historic Site Kaaterskill Clove Catskill Mountain Pratt Rock – “NY’s 5720 Rte. 9G, Hudson Lookout/Long Path House Site Mount Rushmore” Rip Van Winkle Skywalk Rte. 23A, Palenville Cty. Rte. 18, Haines Falls Rte. 23, Prattsville Rip Van Winkle Bridge Kaaterskill Falls Escarpment Trail at Zadock Pratt Museum & State Rte. 23, Catskill Rte. 23A, Haines Falls North-South Lake Rte. 23, Prattsville Thomas Cole National Mountain Top Scutt Rd., Haines Falls John Burroughs Historic Site Historical Society The Huckleberry Trail Homestead & 218 Spring St., Catskill 5132 Rte. 23A, Haines Falls Next to Lake Rip Van Winkle Woodchuck Lodge Historic Catskill Point Kaaterskill Rail Trail Lake Rd., Tannersville 1633 Burroughs Memorial Rd., Roxbury and Freightmasters Rte. 23A, Haines Falls Mountain Top Building Arboretum 1 Main St., Catskill Rte. 23C and Maude Adams Rd., Tannersville 1.800.355.CATS • GreatNorthernCatskills.com/Kaaterskill-Clove Travel a new path through America’s rst wilderness – Take a self-guided, set-your-own pace journey through history. Greene County Visitor Center Kaaterskill Clove Lookout/ Catskill Mountain House Site Start the trail at the Greene County Long Path Proceed through the North-South Lake Visitor Center located at Exit 21 off the Follow Main Street west to the traffi c light Campground entrance (see previous NYS Thruway (I-87) and stop in to get and make a left onto Bridge Street. At the directions) to parking lot near North Lake customized itineraries. second traffi c light, bear left onto Rte. 9W where you will fi nd the trailhead to the south, follow for .5 miles, merge onto Rte. Catskill Mountain House site. Olana State Historic Site 23A west out of the Village of Catskill and Proceed left out of the Visitor Center travel approximately 9 miles. Parking lot is Escarpment Trail parking lot onto Rte. 23B for .4 miles and located on the right just as you are leaving at North-South Lake make a left onto Rte. 23 east, cross the the hamlet of Palenville and immediately Exit North-South Lake Campground, follow Hudson River via the Rip Winkle Bridge before the “Entering Catskill Park” sign. North Lake Road (Cty Rte. 18) to Scutt (toll) and bear right after bridge onto Rte. Take the 1.8-mile, round-trip hike with Road and follow to end. 9G south. Olana is .7 miles on your left. dramatic views of the clove. The Huckleberry Trail Rip Van Winkle Skywalk Kaaterskill Falls Make your way back to Rte. 23A west to Retrace your way back from Olana to the Continue on Rte. 23A west for the Village of Tannersville. Make a left onto east side of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and approximately 3 miles. As you come to south Main Street and follow to Lake Road, park on the right, before bridge entrance. the hairpin turn, you will see Bastion Falls passing Lake Rip Van Winkle. The Skywalk entrance is located across the on your right, and the entrance to the street from the parking lot where you will trailhead. Continue up the hill to marked Mountain Top Arboretum enjoy a scenic 2-mile, round-trip walk. parking lot on your left. Carefully walk Leaving the Huckleberry Trail, make a right down the left-hand side of the road, on the onto Railroad Avenue, crossover Rte. 23A Thomas Cole inside of the guardrail, pass over the bridge to Rte. 23C, continue 2 miles to entrance National Historic Site and enter the trailhead on the left. Be sure on right. Proceed over the bridge and make a left at to enjoy the view from the parking area the traffi c light off Rte. 23 west. Make fi rst where you can see the clove. Hunter Mountain Resort left off Spring Street into shared parking Retrace back to Rte. 23A west, travel lot for Thomas Cole and Temple Israel. The Mountain Top Historical Society 4.2 miles and make a left into Hunter entrance is located on the right. Continue on Rte. 23A west in Haines Falls Mountain Resort. to the entrance of the Visitor Center on Historic Catskill Point your right. During business hours the staff Pratt Rock - “New York’s and Freightmasters Building will be on hand to answer any questions Mount Rushmore” Make a left out of Thomas Cole National regarding the area. Travel west on Rte. 23A heading out Historic Site parking lot onto Spring Street. of Hunter and continue for 15 miles to Travel .5 miles and make a right onto Bridge Kaaterskill Rail Trail the intersection of Routes 23A & 23. Street. At traffi c light, take a left onto Main Park in the back of the Mountain Top Take Rte. 23 west for 1 mile till you see Street east in the Village of Catskill and Historical Society (see directions above) the entrance to Pratt Rock on the right. follow to the end. Freightmasters Building and walk towards the old train depot to is last building on the right. access the trailhead for the Rail Trail. Zadock Pratt Museum This 1.5-mile trail on the former Ulster Travel west on Rte. 23 in Prattsville to the Dutchman’s Landing Park and Delaware Railroad leaves the rail museum, located on the right. Retrace your way back for .2 miles. bed and travels along North Lake Road to On the right you’ll see the entrance to Featherbed Lane, where it rejoins the rail John Burroughs Homestead Dutchman’s Landing Park on lower Main bed to end at Laurel House Road. & Woodchuck Lodge Street in the Village of Catskill. North-South Lake Campground Travel out of Prattsville west on Rte. 23 for 7 miles. Make a left onto Rte. 30 west Continue west on Rte. 23A for .5 miles, for 6 miles; take a slight right onto Hard make a right onto North Lake Rd (Cty Scrabble Road, then a left onto Burroughs Rte. 18), and follow to end at State Park Memorial Road to entrance on left. Gatehouse (admission fees apply). 1.800.355.CATS GreatNorthernCatskills.com/ Kaaterskill-Clove.