Kaaterskill Rail Trail

 Enhancing Resource & Recreational                                                                     Opportunities in the Great Northern Catskills

Project Overview

A local trail committee, organized through the Mountaintop Community Resource Strategy, is working with three property owners, the Town of Hunter, NYSDEC, and the Mountain Top Historical Society to open a pristine, undisturbed stretch of the Ulster—Delaware Railroad line as a public hiking trail.  The 1.5 mile section is nestled between the Mountain Top Historical Society and the NYSDEC North/South Lake Campground in Haines Falls, and provides amazing views of the famous Kaaterskill Falls.

The old Railroad ties are still embedded in the ground in the project area. Amazing views of Kaaterskill Falls can be seen along the rail trail. View of the gorge along the rail trail.

Winter view of the rail trial.

Notes from KRT meeting, June 2011                                                                                                                 Notes from KRT meeting, March 2012                                                                                                                 KRT Assessment Map