The Catskill Scenic Trail is a multi-use rail trail along the former
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad (U&D) was a railroad located in the state of New York. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route to the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D extended from Kingston Point on the Hudson R ...
right-of-way in rural
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the US state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 44,308. The county seat is Delhi. The county is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, ...
. It runs approximately from
Grand Gorge, New York Grand Gorge is a hamlet in the town of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, United States. Grand Gorge has a post office with the ZIP code 12434. It was the location of the Grand Gorge Railroad Station before the railroad station was torn down.
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to
Bloomville, New York
Bloomville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Kortright, Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 213 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Bloomville is located in the West Branch Delaware River valley, ...
. The western portion of the trail runs along the
West Branch of the Delaware River. The eastern portion of the trail has recently been extended approximately to
Roxbury, New York
Roxbury is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,247 at the 2020 census.2020 US Census, Roxbury, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Roxbury%20town,%2 ...
to the south of Grand Gorge.
Catskill Scenic Trail website
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The trail serves mainly bikers and hikers in the warmer months and snowmobilers and cross country skiers in the winter months. It is owned by the Delaware and Ulster Railroad tourist railroad and maintained by the non-profit Catskill Revitalization Corporation.
Gallery
Image:CST_Corn_Field.JPG, Catskill Scenic Trail as it passes through a farm.
Image:CST_Field_Mountains.JPG, Catskill Scenic Trail with scenic farmland and mountains.
References
External links
Catskill Revitalization Corporation, Inc.
- Founded and Maintains the Catskill Scenic Trail
Route of the trail
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Protected areas of Delaware County, New York
Ulster and Delaware Railroad