BECOME A MEMBER TRAIL SAFETY & ETIQUETTE & SUPPORT THE RAIL TRAIL The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a multiuse trail, wel‐ coming hikers, joggers, bicyclists, horseback riders, The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Association, Inc. is a The dog‐walkers, and, in the winter, snowshoers and tax exempt, not‐for‐profit organization, dedicated to cross‐country skiers. For everyoneʹs safety and enjoy‐ maintaining, promoting and improving the Wallkill ment we ask you to observe the following rules and Valley Rail Trail for the benefit of the public. treat other trail users courteously. Wallkill Please help by joining, or renewing your membership, Equestrian users:Please make sure your horse has the and volunteering your talents. Your membership temperament and training for riding safely on public includes a newsletter to keep you up to date on trails and donʹt exceed a moderate speed appropriate progress and news. for multiuse trails. Please announce your intention to Valley pass other users, and pass only on the left.

$10 Cyclists: You are required to yield to all other trail

$25 individual $40 family users and to ride at a moderate speed. Please alert other users when you are approaching from behind, $60 benefactor $100 business/organization Rail reduce your speed, and pass only on the left. Be espe‐ Additional tax‐deductible contribution to support cially careful not to spook or startle horses. WVRT______

My employer makes matching contributions. Walkers and joggers:Please move to the right of the Please contact me. trail to allow other users to pass. Always yield to Trail New Membership Renewal equestrians. Dogs must be leashed at all times and on a short leash around horses, other dogs, and children. 12.2 MILES OF LINEAR PARK We will not share your name with other organizations. NEW PALTZ—GARDINER All users:Be alert for small children and respectful of Please send checks payable to: wildlife and the environment. Please clean up after Wallkill Valley Rail Trail your animals and carry out your litter. Use caution at Association, Inc. road crossings. The trail passes through private prop‐ erty, so be polite to our neighbors and stay on the P.O. Box 1048, New Paltz, NY 12561‐1048 trail. The trail closes at dusk.

Except for vehicles for the handicapped, motorized Name ______vehicles, including ATVs and snowmobiles, are not Address ______allowed on the trail. Starting fires and discharging firearms on or next to the trail are strictly prohibited. City ______State ____ Zip ______Report problems to us at [email protected]. In Phone: Home ______case of emergencies, call 911. Work ______Email ______

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trail maintenance publicity special events newsletter The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Association, Inc. fund raising P.O. Box 1048 New Paltz, NY 12561 www.gorailtrail.org PARKING LOCATIONS: (H) Indicates horse trailer parking P1—End of Coffey Lane off Springtown Road P2—BOCES lot west of Route 32 P3—Huguenot Historical Society lot on Broadhead Avenue west of Route 32 P4—Village of New Paltz lot off Huguenot Street north of Route 299 (H) P5—Sojourner Truth Park on Plains Road near intersection with Rail Trail P6—East side of Rail Trail just north of Route 44/55 P7—Town of Gardiner lot at intersection of Rail Trail and Farmers Turnpike (H) ABOUT OUR RAIL TRAIL n the late 19th century, the Wallkill Over the next few decades, numerous Association and, with the help of many The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail extends for Valley Railroad carried fresh produce stations along the Wallkill line closed. In other volunteers, transformed the old rail 12.2 miles from the southern border of I and dairy products from the farmlands 1977 the Wallkill Valley Railroad, then bed into a trail and repaired the steel bridge Gardiner to the northern border of New of Ulster County to the streets of New York owned by Conrail, took its last freight run. over the Wallkill River. Paltz. The town of Gardiner and the Village City. It also served as a passenger railroad Like other American rail systems, it had and Town of New Paltz each own their for more than half a century. Besides sup‐ fallen victim to increased competition from The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail opened respective sections of the trail. The Wallkill porting regional business and tourism, the automobiles and trucks. officially in October 1993, as the 17th rail Valley Land Trust holds a conservation railroad provided jobs and a critical eco‐ trail in New York State. In 2001 it was easement on the entire Rail Trail, while nomic link between upstate and downstate. In 1983, after Conrail removed all the ties recognized as part of the Hudson River the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Association and rails, local community leaders visual‐ Greenway Trail System, and in 2007 it was manages, promotes, and improves the Rail By 1933, however, only one passenger train ized a plan for a linear park in Gardiner designated a National Recreation Trail by Trail. ran daily each way, and only four years and New Paltz. Community members the National Park Service and the U.S. later all passenger service came to a halt. organized the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Department of the Interior.