Ashokan North Unit
Upper Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 70 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Upper Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Ashokan North Unit near Ashokan, NY. The route reaches Upper Ashokan Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 70 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 70 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 602–677 ft
Out & Back · Ashokan North 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 SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Upper Ashokan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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 6.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir via Ashokan Rail Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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