Trail Project • Arkville Trail • Andes Shavertown Trail • Andes Photo: Bob Moses

Trail In Service 2021

The CMC is working with our partners at Farmstead Trail – 0.5 miles to old Snake Pond Trail – 1.2 miles round trip for the NYCDEP to design and build a trail on the Farmstead site and intersection with loop trails. the whole loop, including circling the pond. Whether you are looking for an easy stroll in a Morris Hill parcel in Arkville, NY. The trail Difficulty: moderately easy hike to a stream, old Difficulty: moderate. beautiful natural setting or a climb to a mountain will begin at the new building on CR 38 that barn foundations, farmstead site, stone walls. Tremperskill Overlook Trail – 1.1 miles to vista, the trails described in this guide will give you a memorable outdoor experience. The guide provides houses offices of the Catskill Watershed Corp. Upper Meadow Loop – 0.9 miles to high point. view. Totaling 3 miles round trip to both Snake trail maps, descriptions and directions to trailheads and the DEP. Hikers will find some good views Difficulty: easy-moderate. Climbs through forest Pond and Tremperskill Overlook. for the seven trails built by the Catskill Mountain to the west looking over the valley of the East to a high meadow. Sweeping views from height Difficulty: moderate. Club (CMC) in partnership with the NYCDEP and Branch of the Delaware River. The trail will of land. Large glacial erratic boulder offers a Trail climbs 520 feet to the pond where there local governments. Collectively, the trails are built lead to the summit and then to the river with its nice place to sit and have lunch. is an open view of the Pepacton Reservoir and to meet the needs of hikers of most abilities and are conveniently located near major roads and villages. public fishing access area. Keep an eye on the Lower Meadow Loop – 1.3 miles. the Pepacton Range beyond, or turn off to the CMC website and Facebook page for news of Difficulty: easy. Big views, stone walls, black- left after about 4/10ths of a mile to head to the Check the CMC website for scheduled events, for progress on what promises to be a significant berries and apples in season. Tremperskill Overlook. information about the Catskills All Trails Challenge addition to hiking options in the Catskills. Attractions: Attractions: and other hiking programs, for links to the Catskills wide open views of surrounding spectacular views of the Pepacton Lark in the Park and to many other resources for mountains – truly an unusual Catskills trail. Reservoir, Tremperskill Valley and surrounding outdoor enthusiasts. These maps are available for CMC Trails Rules of Use: All trails pass through wildfower meadows mountains. Beautiful pond with water lilies. free to download to smartphones using the Avenza which include acres of milkweed, the favorite Wildflower meadows line the farm road and Maps app. H Leave No Trace – pack out what you pack of threatened Monarch butterflies. Spectacular select pollinator wildflowers surround the pond We are grateful to our volunteers and trail workers in, leave plants and wildlife undisturbed. view of several high peaks right from the in season. for making our trails and this brochure possible. H Leash dogs when approaching other hikers trailhead parking area. Many farming relics Trailhead: Park off County Route 1 (BWS #4) and pick up after your dogs. Please consider supporting our work by joining from previous era. 3.2 miles total. at Rt 30, Andes. Walk 0.1 mile north on Rt 1 to the CMC and by volunteering your skills and time. H Fires, camping, bicycles, horses and Trailhead: Finkle Road and Route 28, Andes. trailhead. motorized vehicles are prohibited. GPS: N42 11.713 W74 44.630 GPS: N42 05.443 W74 49.200 H Please sign in at trail registers. Catskillmountainclub.org C Catskill Mountain Club Cartography: Elizabeth Cruz Design: Mark Ohe Ashokan Quarry Trail • Olivebridge Delhi Trails • Delhi Trail • Delhi Andes Rail Trail & Bullet Hole Spur • Andes

Quarry Trail – 1.6 mile loop plus a 0.2 mile Gribley Trail – Sheldon Drive Trailhead - Quarry Trail – 0.8 miles to Quarry. Rail Trail – 1.6 miles round trip. round trip spur to the old loading platform 3 miles plus a 0.6 mile road walk back to trail- Difficulty: easy hike on a woods road. Difficulty: easy hike on former railroad bed. remnants. head, or 4.3 out and back including the 0.5 mile Quarry Trail to summit – 1.1 miles. A foot Bullet Hole Spur – an additional 1.9 miles Difficulty: easy hike on a woods road with an Frightful’s Fall Trail. path designed to gradually ascend through round trip making the trail approximately 3.5 easy ascent to the top of the former quarry. Difficulty: moderate-difficult. many impressive rock outcroppings and cliffs. miles in total. Attractions: numerous historic remnants of Bulldog Run – 1.5 mile loop from Church Difficulty: moderate-difficult. Difficulty: easy-moderate. This segment climbs the operations that took stone from the quarry Trailhead including lower portion of the Gribley Summit Trail – 1.6 miles to summit. Hemlock Knoll with a switchback and stone to build the Ashokan Dam. A Mountain Trail. Difficulty: moderate. Difficulty: moderate. Some steep pitches with steps in places before passing above the Bullet Laurel passage that is spectacular when in Smith Pond Trail – 1.1 mile through hike long gentle climbs between. We suggest that Hole Creek. bloom in June. Sweeping views of the moun- from Smith Pond Trailhead to the Back River hikers ascend the Quarry Trail to the summit Attractions: Historic artifacts from the Delaware tains to the west and north from the top of the Road Trailhead. Use short connector to the and descend the Summit Trail to get the best and Northern Railroad – restored Depot building, quarry, including nearby Ashokan High Point Gribley Trail for a loop hike by crossing Rt 28. experience of the rock features and the distant remnants of railroad ties underfoot, parts of the and five high peaks. Beautiful ice formations on Difficulty: easy. views – approximately 3.5 mile loop. original train turntable. Views of former mill the quarry walls in winter and a vernal pool at Attractions: trail names from My Side of the Attractions: 2817’ summit, former fire tower foundation, the Tremperskill stream and the the base of the quarry. Mountain by Jean Craighead George, set in remnants. Views include several high peaks, hills of the Tremperskill Valley. The Bullet Restrictions: closed during big game Delhi, and the Delaware Academy Bulldogs. 6.5 and the Pepacton Range. Hole Spur passes through several woodland hunting season. miles total. Shorter hikes options. Views of Delhi. Abundant raspberries and blackberries in season. environments – scattered glacial erratic boulders, Trailhead: Route 28A, Olivebridge, 7.8 miles Restrictions: Portions of trails are on school The CMC and Friends of Bramley Mountain Fire mature hardwood forest, fern glade, pine from the Rt 28 intersection in Boicevile or 4.5 property; no weapons, smoking, campfires, or Tower are working to return the fire tower to plantation, and hemlock forest. miles from Rt 28 intersection in Shokan. 0.2 camping permitted. Dogs must be leashed. its former home on the summit. Visit the CMC Restrictions: Dogs must be leashed on the Rail miles northwest of the Ashokan Promenade Trailheads: Sheldon Drive Trailhead, Sheldon website to see how you can help. Trail portion. Parking area. Drive, Delhi. GPS: N42 16.382 W 74 54.837 Trailhead: Glen Burnie Road, 0.7 miles south Trailhead: 266 Depot Street, Andes. GPS: N41 56.136 W74 13.693 Immanuel Lutheran Church Trailhead, 565 Rt of Rt 18, Delhi. GPS: N42 11.217 W74 47.366 28, Delhi. GPS: N42 16.012 W74 55.003 GPS: N42 17.947 W74 50.167