Glenford Unit
Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Glenford Unit near Ashokan, NY. The route reaches Lower Ashokan Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 610–673 ft
Out & Back · Glenford Unit
Trailhead: Ashokan Station Trailhead · 41.97519, -74.19662
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ashokan Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Lower Ashokan Reservoir.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Ashokan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 4.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ashokan Station Trailhead Trailhead
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir Loop via Ashokan Rail Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 70 ft
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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