Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Glenford Unit near West Hurley, NY. The route reaches Lower Ashokan Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 669 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ashokan Rail Trail 41.99415, -74.09426
Nearest town West Hurley, NY
Directions
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Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail
13 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 588–668 ft
Out & Back · Glenford Unit
Trailhead: Ashokan Rail Trail · 41.99415, -74.09426
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ashokan Rail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lower Ashokan Reservoir.
- 5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Lower Ashokan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 5.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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