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Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area is an state forest in
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, USA. It is located in the town of
Plattekill Plattekill is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 10,424 in 2020,US Census Bureau, 2020 report, Plattekill town, Ulster County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Plattek ...
in southern Ulster County.Lower Hudson Valley - Region 3 - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
NYS DEC, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
NYS DEC, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24. The forest covers a hilly area on the western flank of Marlboro Mountain, the namesake ridge of the
Marlboro Mountains The Marlboro Mountains, sometimes Marlborough Mountains, are a group of hogbacked mountains arranged in a ridge extending from Newburgh, New York, to just south of Kingston, New York. Considered to be part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachian ...
range. Designated as a multiple use area under New York's forest management scheme, Hemlock Ridge offers a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting, cross country skiing, and possibly camping (with permission). These uses are in addition to conservation efforts such as protection of sensitive environments. Trails in Hemlock Ridge are un-blazed former logging roads and hunting paths. These trails cross terrain consisting of sandstone/quartzite ridges separated by short stretches of sometimes boggy valleys. True to the forest's name, Eastern Hemlock ('' Tsuga canadensis'') is relatively abundant, particularly along the slopes of the ridges. As of 2008, of land had been added to the forest's original , the new acquisition including a wetland area. Access to the Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area is possible from a parking lot adjacent to Lewis Road, a short distance from the Milton Turnpike (Ulster County Route 10).Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area
NY-NJ-CT Botany Online, 2004. Retrieved 2011-07-15.


See also

Recreational/historical areas in the
Marlboro Mountains The Marlboro Mountains, sometimes Marlborough Mountains, are a group of hogbacked mountains arranged in a ridge extending from Newburgh, New York, to just south of Kingston, New York. Considered to be part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachian ...
: * Hudson Valley Rail Trail *John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary at
Slabsides Slabsides is the log cabin built by naturalist John Burroughs and his son on a nine-acre (3.6 ha) wooded and hilly tract in 1895 one mile (1.6 km) west of Riverby, his home in West Park, New York. From the time of its construction to the ...
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Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area is a recreational and protected area in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in the town of Esopus in eastern Ulster County. Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area (CRA) covers part of th ...


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{{Reflist Marlboro Mountains New York state multiple use areas Protected areas of Ulster County, New York Plattekill, New York