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The great autumn road trip ends much like it started in the rain ☔
Good morning! Happy Sunday. Time to get up in a bit before it’s real wet then head home. Rain showers and 46 degrees at Long Pond State Forest in Smithfield Flats, NY. ☁ There is a north breeze at 8 mph. 🍃.
Back in New York State. I decided to drive all the way back to New York yesterday from Paw Paw as I figured it would mean back tracking to get back to Interstate 99 and heading north. 🛣️ Rain is expected before day break in Wellsboro so I figured that at any rate, not worth the back tracking and the $10 fee to camp in Pennsylvania. ⛺ At Long Pond State Forest which is two hours from home l figured that the rain would start later so maybe a quick breakfast and coffee ☕ 🥣 before the rain picked up.
Figured it would be interesting to come back via 81 and see at least the skyline of Hagerstown Maryland, Harrisburg, Wilkes Barre and Scranton Penna 🌆 but truth be told by the time I reached Hazleton it was dark, and from Hagerstown to the I-78 and I-81 split in Jonestown, traffic was much too heavy for ones eyes 👀 to leave the road for much scenic viewing. People often suggest taking Interstate 81 to West Virginia but I have to say at this point I don’t recommend it. 🚙 Too much traffic, especially truck 🚚 traffic compared to the leisurely drive along Interstate 99.
Truth is though I was bored with taking Interstate 99, I’ve done it several times in the past years to West Virginia. 🗻 It’s scenic but after a while the towns are all the same. Somehow I was hoping that 81 would change things up. Same thing with US 6 in Penna. It’s slow, and long, the farms 🚜 and rural homesteads 🏡 🐐 are still the same but with fewer burn barrels 🛢 as a decade or so ago. All that plastic shit stinks when you burn it, lol 😂.
Somehow I just had it in my mind that Interstate 81 would shave miles and hours off the trip. 🚘 But it’s really not that much of a time or milage savings. And while I’m only two hours from home compared to 3 1/2 that extra hour and a half got tacked onto yesterday’s drive, 🌃 meaning several hours of driving in the darkness and arriving at Long Pond State Forest at 8:30 pm rather than before six o’clock as I had planned. I had no cell service 📶 in Paw Paw so it was just a wild assed guess on the distance to Asaph Run or County Bridge compared to Long Pond.
The moonlight helped, as did getting up and walking 🚶 around the rest area near Wilkes Barre and ultimately getting a box of five hour energy shots 🤪 which not only made me awake for driving kept me up half the night. Almost stopped and got dinner at Dennys in Hazleton but I decided I was running so far behind schedule, best to have some energy shots, hard boiled eggs and bananas and push forward. ☕ Regardless, I made it to camp safely and expect a nice drive the rest of the way home. 🙏
I was pretty wired from the energy shot ⚡ last night and it was a pretty evening with the full moon 🌕 so I stayed up to midnight.🦆 Listened to the geese well into the night honking and every time I walked to the lake the beaver 🦫 would jump back in with a big splash 💦.
Today will have showers through 9 am, then rain after 10am. 🌧 High of 46 degrees at 6am. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 23rd. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 1946. 3.8 inches of snow fell back in 2011.❄
Coffee ☕ and cream of wheat is cooking on the stove. It’s now just the final two hours home 🏡. Probably need to get a bit more fuel ⛽ and I’m likely going to stop and get apples 🍏 at Annuto’s in Oneonta. They open at nine 9⃣ but I don’t necessarily have to be there right at nine. And maybe other produce like Butternut Squash. 🍆 They have quite the selection of farm products. No doughnuts 🍩 though, even though they were good to start off vacation as a special treat. 😋
Then get home, unpack, shower 🚿 for the first time in nine days 👃 and knead bread 🍞 and soak peas for pea soup. Maybe go to the laundromat and buy produce at Hannaford, or that could wait until Monday.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:40 pm with sun having an altitude of 34° from the due south horizon (-36.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 8.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:14 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (246°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (253°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:54 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 2 seconds with dusk around 6:21 pm, which is one minute and 22 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon in the east-northeast (63°) at an altitude of 0° from the horizon, 235,306 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:56 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 43 degrees. There will be a north-northeast breeze at 6 mph. Tomorrow will have 10 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 36 seconds over today.
Rode about twenty miles of the Chesapeake and Ohio outside Paw Paw and then went into the village on my bike yesterday. Not a lot of note in the village that I saw but maybe I rode the wrong road. 🚲 That said, the Paw Paw Tunnel is really neat. 🚉 Not only can you hike – bike the canal tunnel when I was there people were kayaking in it. 🛶 Rode 19 miles or about three hours including breaks. Stopped at the Capacon Overlook 🏞 after driving WV 9 which is as curvy as you might expect any good ol West Virginia road to be going through the mountains. Phil Ochs wasn’t wrong when he sung about the roads would wind and wind through the hills of West Virginia.
Tonight will have showers before 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 42 degrees at 7pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 14th. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1969.
Next it’s watching the forecast for next week. 🐮 I’m still thinking about a trip out to Madison County either next week or the weekend after for four days, tacking a day onto the Election Day Weekend or Veterans Day Weekend. ⛺ I know it seems like it’s coming on right after vacation but rifle season 🦌 and Thanksgiving is right around the corner and who knows when we’ll get our first snowfall and those areas inaccessible. 🌨 Winter’s coming.
Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ when the sun will be setting at 4:23 pm with dusk at 4:53 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 31 and 20 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 40 degrees. Winter’s coming. We hit a record high of 64 back in 1966.
The blog for the first month made a little over $80 a month or so worth in advertising. 🖥 Figuring th hosting and domains work out to $17 a month, its a nice little check. Won’t make me rich and it’s possible that I could potentially squeeze additional revenue by more obnoxious ads or changing the content on my blog but I want to maintain absolute editorial control over my blog. 📝 That’s one of the reasons I maintain a personal blog and don’t just do social media.
Cold Afternoon on Mary Smith Hill
Along Mary Smith Hill Road there is a set of three campsites along the road near the intersection of the Finger Lakes Trail.
Taken on Sunday November 10, 2013 at Mary Smith Hill.What Does 100 Miles from the Rapp Road Landfill Look Like?
About a year ago, in the Capital Region Solid Waste Plan, the City of Albany proposed creating a mega-solid waste authority to manage the Solid Waste for most of the Eastern Half of New York State. The plan specifically called for creating a regional authority — to service up to nine counties, and cover an area of 100 miles from the center point of the Rapp Road Landfill.
So I decided to make a map, and run some numbers…
100 square miles equals roughly 30,500 square miles, with 21,500 sq miles in New York State and 9,000 sq miles out of State — primarily Southern Vermont, but also most of Western Massachussets, roughly 3/4th of Connecicut, and part of Pennsylvania in the Poconos.
In contrast to 30,500 square miles, Adirondack Park “Blue Line” covers roughly 9,100 sq miles in NY State and the Catskill Park “Blue Line” covers roughly 1,100 sq miles. That includes all land within those parks, publicly and privately owned.
That area, within NY State, covers an area were 2,957,993 persons reported residing in the 2010 census.
That is 2.95 million people, or almost 3 million people, a population greater then Manhattan at 1.5 million persons, and even Brooklyn at 2.5 million.
While no one town or city in the proposed in Authorty is particularly large — the City of Albany is the largest population center at 97,856 followed by Colonie at 81,591, the reality is those numbers add up, when you include the 406 towns and cities in NY State that fall within the 100 mile distance from the Rapp Road Landfill.
Large Cities and Towns in Proposed Authority.
Town /City | Population |
---|---|
Albany city | 97,856 |
Colonie town | 81,591 |
Schenectady city | 66,135 |
Utica city | 62,235 |
Troy city | 50,129 |
Poughkeepsie town | 43,341 |
Cortlandt town | 41,592 |
Monroe town | 39,912 |
Clifton Park town | 36,705 |
Yorktown town | 36,081 |
Guilderland town | 35,303 |
Carmel town | 34,305 |
Rome city | 33,725 |
Bethlehem town | 33,656 |
Poughkeepsie city | 32,736 |
Warwick town | 32,065 |
Newburgh town | 29,801 |
Glenville town | 29,480 |
Rotterdam town | 29,094 |
All Towns and Cities in NY State within 100 miles of Rapp Road Landfill.
Here is entire list of towns partially or wholely contained in the proposed jurisdiction of the Albany Solid Waste Authority (including large cities and towns listed above)…
Town /City | Population | Area (sq mi) | Pop sq/mi |
---|---|---|---|
Albany city | 97,856 | 21 | 4659.8 |
Colonie town | 81,591 | 57 | 1431.4 |
Schenectady city | 66,135 | 10 | 6613.5 |
Utica city | 62,235 | 16 | 3889.7 |
Troy city | 50,129 | 11 | 4557.2 |
Poughkeepsie town | 43,341 | 31 | 1398.1 |
Cortlandt town | 41,592 | 49 | 848.8 |
Monroe town | 39,912 | 21 | 1900.6 |
Clifton Park town | 36,705 | 50 | 734.1 |
Yorktown town | 36,081 | 39 | 925.2 |
Guilderland town | 35,303 | 58 | 608.7 |
Carmel town | 34,305 | 40 | 857.6 |
Rome city | 33,725 | 75 | 449.7 |
Bethlehem town | 33,656 | 50 | 673.1 |
Poughkeepsie city | 32,736 | 5 | 6547.2 |
Warwick town | 32,065 | 105 | 305.4 |
Newburgh town | 29,801 | 46 | 647.8 |
Glenville town | 29,480 | 50 | 589.6 |
Rotterdam town | 29,094 | 36 | 808.2 |
East Fishkill town | 29,029 | 57 | 509.3 |
Newburgh city | 28,866 | 4 | 7216.5 |
Middletown city | 28,086 | 5 | 5617.2 |
Queensbury town | 27,901 | 64 | 436.0 |
Wallkill town | 27,426 | 62 | 442.4 |
Wappinger town | 27,048 | 28 | 966.0 |
Saratoga Springs city | 26,586 | 28 | 949.5 |
New Windsor town | 25,244 | 36 | 701.2 |
Kingston city | 23,893 | 8 | 2986.6 |
Peekskill city | 23,583 | 5 | 4716.6 |
Montgomery town | 22,606 | 51 | 443.3 |
New Hartford town | 22,166 | 25 | 886.6 |
Fishkill town | 22,107 | 32 | 690.8 |
Niskayuna town | 21,781 | 15 | 1452.1 |
Hyde Park town | 21,571 | 39 | 553.1 |
Halfmoon town | 21,535 | 33 | 652.6 |
Somers town | 20,434 | 32 | 638.6 |
Saugerties town | 19,482 | 67 | 290.8 |
Whitestown town | 18,667 | 27 | 691.4 |
Amsterdam city | 18,620 | 6 | 3103.3 |
Milton town | 18,575 | 35 | 530.7 |
Southeast town | 18,404 | 34 | 541.3 |
Blooming Grove town | 18,028 | 35 | 515.1 |
East Greenbush town | 16,473 | 24 | 686.4 |
Wilton town | 16,173 | 35 | 462.1 |
Cohoes city | 16,168 | 4 | 4042.0 |
La Grange town | 15,730 | 40 | 393.3 |
Gloversville city | 15,665 | 5 | 3133.0 |
Beacon city | 15,541 | 4 | 3885.3 |
Thompson town | 15,308 | 87 | 176.0 |
Stony Point town | 15,059 | 31 | 485.8 |
Malta town | 14,765 | 31 | 476.3 |
Moreau town | 14,728 | 43 | 342.5 |
Glens Falls city | 14,700 | 3 | 4900.0 |
Beekman town | 14,621 | 30 | 487.4 |
Shawangunk town | 14,332 | 56 | 255.9 |
New Paltz town | 14,003 | 34 | 411.9 |
Oneonta city | 13,901 | 4 | 3475.3 |
Goshen town | 13,687 | 44 | 311.1 |
Kent town | 13,507 | 43 | 314.1 |
German Flatts town | 13,258 | 34 | 389.9 |
Wawarsing town | 13,157 | 133 | 98.9 |
Fallsburg town | 12,870 | 79 | 162.9 |
Schodack town | 12,794 | 63 | 203.1 |
Kingsbury town | 12,671 | 40 | 316.8 |
Cornwall town | 12,646 | 28 | 451.6 |
Highlands town | 12,492 | 33 | 378.5 |
Lewisboro town | 12,411 | 29 | 428.0 |
Ulster town | 12,327 | 28 | 440.3 |
Mamakating town | 12,085 | 98 | 123.3 |
North Greenbush town | 12,075 | 18 | 670.8 |
Patterson town | 12,023 | 32 | 375.7 |
Chester town | 11,981 | 87 | 137.7 |
Chester town | 11,981 | 25 | 479.2 |
Brunswick town | 11,941 | 44 | 271.4 |
Putnam Valley town | 11,809 | 42 | 281.2 |
Catskill town | 11,775 | 64 | 184.0 |
Oneida city | 11,393 | 22 | 517.9 |
Woodbury town | 11,353 | 37 | 306.8 |
Red Hook town | 11,319 | 40 | 283.0 |
Lloyd town | 10,863 | 33 | 329.2 |
Plattekill town | 10,499 | 35 | 300.0 |
Kirkland town | 10,315 | 33 | 312.6 |
Watervliet city | 10,254 | 1 | 10254.0 |
Herkimer town | 10,175 | 32 | 318.0 |
Liberty town | 9,885 | 80 | 123.6 |
Ballston town | 9,776 | 30 | 325.9 |
Pleasant Valley town | 9,672 | 33 | 293.1 |
Philipstown town | 9,662 | 51 | 189.5 |
Rensselaer city | 9,392 | 3 | 3130.7 |
Crawford town | 9,316 | 40 | 232.9 |
Lenox town | 9,122 | 36 | 253.4 |
Esopus town | 9,041 | 41 | 220.5 |
Marcy town | 8,982 | 33 | 272.2 |
North Elba town | 8,957 | 156 | 57.4 |
Coxsackie town | 8,918 | 38 | 234.7 |
Marlborough town | 8,808 | 26 | 338.8 |
Johnstown city | 8,743 | 4 | 2185.8 |
Dover town | 8,699 | 56 | 155.3 |
New Scotland town | 8,648 | 57 | 151.7 |
Sand Lake town | 8,530 | 36 | 236.9 |
Kinderhook town | 8,498 | 32 | 265.6 |
Pawling town | 8,463 | 45 | 188.1 |
Waterford town | 8,423 | 7 | 1203.3 |
Stillwater town | 8,287 | 43 | 192.7 |
Deerpark town | 7,901 | 67 | 117.9 |
Greenfield town | 7,775 | 67 | 116.0 |
Schaghticoke town | 7,679 | 51 | 150.6 |
Frankfort town | 7,636 | 36 | 212.1 |
Rhinebeck town | 7,548 | 39 | 193.5 |
Coeymans town | 7,418 | 53 | 140.0 |
Rochester town | 7,313 | 89 | 82.2 |
Wawayanda town | 7,266 | 35 | 207.6 |
Norwich city | 7,190 | 2 | 3595.0 |
Johnstown town | 7,098 | 71 | 100.0 |
Mount Hope town | 7,018 | 25 | 280.7 |
Hoosick town | 6,924 | 63 | 109.9 |
Hudson city | 6,713 | 2 | 3356.5 |
Hamilton town | 6,690 | 41 | 163.2 |
Cairo town | 6,670 | 60 | 111.2 |
Granville town | 6,669 | 56 | 119.1 |
Cobleskill town | 6,625 | 30 | 220.8 |
Corinth town | 6,531 | 58 | 112.6 |
Mayfield town | 6,495 | 64 | 101.5 |
Lee town | 6,486 | 45 | 144.1 |
Fort Edward town | 6,371 | 27 | 236.0 |
Hurley town | 6,314 | 35 | 180.4 |
Verona town | 6,293 | 69 | 91.2 |
Windsor town | 6,274 | 93 | 67.5 |
Fort Ann town | 6,190 | 111 | 55.8 |
Westmoreland town | 6,138 | 43 | 142.7 |
Duanesburg town | 6,122 | 71 | 86.2 |
Rosendale town | 6,075 | 20 | 303.8 |
Claverack town | 6,021 | 47 | 128.1 |
Woodstock town | 5,884 | 67 | 87.8 |
Sidney town | 5,774 | 50 | 115.5 |
Pittstown town | 5,735 | 64 | 89.6 |
Gardiner town | 5,713 | 43 | 132.9 |
Saratoga town | 5,674 | 42 | 135.1 |
Marbletown town | 5,607 | 55 | 101.9 |
Greene town | 5,604 | 75 | 74.7 |
Walton town | 5,576 | 97 | 57.5 |
Amsterdam town | 5,566 | 30 | 185.5 |
Hamptonburgh town | 5,561 | 26 | 213.9 |
Vienna town | 5,440 | 95 | 57.3 |
Vernon town | 5,408 | 37 | 146.2 |
Ghent town | 5,402 | 45 | 120.0 |
Broadalbin town | 5,260 | 39 | 134.9 |
Eaton town | 5,255 | 45 | 116.8 |
Colesville town | 5,232 | 79 | 66.2 |
Oneonta town | 5,229 | 33 | 158.5 |
Mechanicville city | 5,196 | 0 | |
Delhi town | 5,117 | 64 | 80.0 |
North Salem town | 5,104 | 22 | 232.0 |
Northumberland town | 5,087 | 32 | 159.0 |
Ticonderoga town | 5,042 | 88 | 57.3 |
Little Falls city | 4,946 | 3 | 1648.7 |
Greenwich town | 4,942 | 44 | 112.3 |
Union Vale town | 4,877 | 37 | 131.8 |
Moriah town | 4,798 | 71 | 67.6 |
Nassau town | 4,789 | 45 | 106.4 |
Washington town | 4,741 | 58 | 81.7 |
Boonville town | 4,555 | 72 | 63.3 |
Poestenkill town | 4,530 | 32 | 141.6 |
Trenton town | 4,498 | 43 | 104.6 |
Minisink town | 4,490 | 23 | 195.2 |
Amenia town | 4,436 | 43 | 103.2 |
Olive town | 4,419 | 65 | 68.0 |
Paris town | 4,411 | 31 | 142.3 |
Unadilla town | 4,392 | 46 | 95.5 |
Minden town | 4,297 | 51 | 84.3 |
Deerfield town | 4,273 | 33 | 129.5 |
Bethel town | 4,255 | 90 | 47.3 |
Greenport town | 4,165 | 20 | 208.3 |
Charlton town | 4,133 | 32 | 129.2 |
Chatham town | 4,128 | 53 | 77.9 |
Warrensburg town | 4,094 | 64 | 64.0 |
Athens town | 4,089 | 28 | 146.0 |
Sherburne town | 4,048 | 43 | 94.1 |
Whitehall town | 4,042 | 58 | 69.7 |
Norwich town | 3,998 | 42 | 95.2 |
Oxford town | 3,901 | 60 | 65.0 |
Otsego town | 3,900 | 59 | 66.1 |
Mohawk town | 3,844 | 35 | 109.8 |
Stanford town | 3,823 | 50 | 76.5 |
Floyd town | 3,819 | 34 | 112.3 |
Argyle town | 3,782 | 57 | 66.4 |
Rockland town | 3,775 | 95 | 39.7 |
Middletown town | 3,750 | 97 | 38.7 |
Middleburgh town | 3,746 | 49 | 76.4 |
Greenville town | 3,739 | 39 | 95.9 |
Greenville town | 3,739 | 30 | 124.6 |
Canajoharie town | 3,730 | 43 | 86.7 |
Livingston town | 3,646 | 38 | 95.9 |
Perth town | 3,646 | 26 | 140.2 |
Tuxedo town | 3,624 | 49 | 74.0 |
Copake town | 3,615 | 42 | 86.1 |
Neversink town | 3,557 | 86 | 41.4 |
Galway town | 3,545 | 45 | 78.8 |
Lake George town | 3,515 | 32 | 109.8 |
Schuyler town | 3,420 | 40 | 85.5 |
New Baltimore town | 3,370 | 43 | 78.4 |
Westerlo town | 3,361 | 58 | 57.9 |
White Creek town | 3,356 | 48 | 69.9 |
Lake Luzerne town | 3,347 | 54 | 62.0 |
Manheim town | 3,334 | 29 | 115.0 |
Bainbridge town | 3,308 | 34 | 97.3 |
Palatine town | 3,240 | 41 | 79.0 |
Hancock town | 3,224 | 161 | 20.0 |
Schoharie town | 3,205 | 29 | 110.5 |
Otego town | 3,115 | 45 | 69.2 |
Shandaken town | 3,085 | 120 | 25.7 |
Sherrill city | 3,071 | 2 | 1535.5 |
Callicoon town | 3,057 | 48 | 63.7 |
Milford town | 3,044 | 47 | 64.8 |
North East town | 3,031 | 43 | 70.5 |
Annsville town | 3,012 | 60 | 50.2 |
Madison town | 3,008 | 41 | 73.4 |
Davenport town | 2,965 | 52 | 57.0 |
Guilford town | 2,922 | 61 | 47.9 |
Stephentown town | 2,903 | 58 | 50.1 |
Afton town | 2,851 | 46 | 62.0 |
Stockport town | 2,815 | 13 | 216.5 |
Berne town | 2,794 | 64 | 43.7 |
Hunter town | 2,732 | 90 | 30.4 |
Durham town | 2,725 | 49 | 55.6 |
Salem town | 2,715 | 52 | 52.2 |
Florida town | 2,696 | 51 | 52.9 |
Knox town | 2,692 | 41 | 65.7 |
New Berlin town | 2,682 | 46 | 58.3 |
Delaware town | 2,670 | 35 | 76.3 |
Northampton town | 2,670 | 34 | 78.5 |
St. Johnsville town | 2,631 | 17 | 154.8 |
Green Island town | 2,620 | 0 | |
Richmondville town | 2,610 | 30 | 87.0 |
Russia town | 2,587 | 60 | 43.1 |
Sangerfield town | 2,561 | 30 | 85.4 |
Brookfield town | 2,545 | 78 | 32.6 |
Highland town | 2,530 | 52 | 48.7 |
Glen town | 2,507 | 39 | 64.3 |
Roxbury town | 2,502 | 87 | 28.8 |
Pine Plains town | 2,473 | 31 | 79.8 |
Lumberland town | 2,468 | 49 | 50.4 |
Laurens town | 2,424 | 42 | 57.7 |
Franklin town | 2,411 | 81 | 29.8 |
Sanford town | 2,407 | 91 | 26.5 |
Johnsburg town | 2,395 | 206 | 11.6 |
Richfield town | 2,388 | 32 | 74.6 |
Milan town | 2,370 | 36 | 65.8 |
Easton town | 2,336 | 63 | 37.1 |
Bolton town | 2,326 | 90 | 25.8 |
New Lebanon town | 2,305 | 35 | 65.9 |
Newport town | 2,302 | 32 | 71.9 |
Hartford town | 2,269 | 43 | 52.8 |
Stamford town | 2,267 | 48 | 47.2 |
Worcester town | 2,220 | 46 | 48.3 |
Marshall town | 2,131 | 32 | 66.6 |
Grafton town | 2,130 | 45 | 47.3 |
Princetown town | 2,115 | 24 | 88.1 |
Middlefield town | 2,114 | 63 | 33.6 |
Hartwick town | 2,110 | 40 | 52.8 |
Stockbridge town | 2,103 | 31 | 67.8 |
Winfield town | 2,086 | 23 | 90.7 |
Colchester town | 2,077 | 142 | 14.6 |
Esperance town | 2,076 | 20 | 103.8 |
Hadley town | 2,048 | 41 | 50.0 |
Stuyvesant town | 2,027 | 26 | 78.0 |
Crown Point town | 2,024 | 81 | 25.0 |
Cambridge town | 2,021 | 36 | 56.1 |
Augusta town | 2,020 | 27 | 74.8 |
Lincoln town | 2,012 | 25 | 80.5 |
Providence town | 1,995 | 45 | 44.3 |
Nelson town | 1,980 | 44 | 45.0 |
Clermont town | 1,965 | 19 | 103.4 |
Salisbury town | 1,958 | 108 | 18.1 |
Germantown town | 1,954 | 13 | 150.3 |
Western town | 1,951 | 54 | 36.1 |
Carlisle town | 1,948 | 34 | 57.3 |
Remsen town | 1,929 | 36 | 53.6 |
Hillsdale town | 1,927 | 48 | 40.1 |
Oppenheim town | 1,924 | 56 | 34.4 |
Maryland town | 1,897 | 51 | 37.2 |
Watson town | 1,881 | 116 | 16.2 |
Berlin town | 1,880 | 59 | 31.9 |
Morris town | 1,878 | 39 | 48.2 |
Hebron town | 1,853 | 56 | 33.1 |
Sharon town | 1,846 | 39 | 47.3 |
Rensselaerville town | 1,843 | 62 | 29.7 |
Edmeston town | 1,826 | 44 | 41.5 |
Webb town | 1,807 | 484 | 3.7 |
Plymouth town | 1,804 | 42 | 43.0 |
Jackson town | 1,800 | 37 | 48.6 |
Butternuts town | 1,786 | 53 | 33.7 |
Leyden town | 1,785 | 33 | 54.1 |
North Norwich town | 1,783 | 28 | 63.7 |
Seward town | 1,763 | 36 | 49.0 |
Fenner town | 1,726 | 31 | 55.7 |
Root town | 1,715 | 51 | 33.6 |
Deposit town | 1,712 | 44 | 38.9 |
Canaan town | 1,710 | 36 | 47.5 |
Windham town | 1,703 | 45 | 37.8 |
Ashland town | 1,695 | 25 | 67.8 |
Ephratah town | 1,682 | 39 | 43.1 |
Kortright town | 1,675 | 62 | 27.0 |
Gallatin town | 1,668 | 39 | 42.8 |
Coventry town | 1,655 | 48 | 34.5 |
Schroon town | 1,654 | 141 | 11.7 |
Austerlitz town | 1,654 | 48 | 34.5 |
Fairfield town | 1,627 | 41 | 39.7 |
DeRuyter town | 1,589 | 31 | 51.3 |
Little Falls town | 1,587 | 22 | 72.1 |
Columbia town | 1,580 | 35 | 45.1 |
Harpersfield town | 1,577 | 42 | 37.5 |
Ancram town | 1,573 | 42 | 37.5 |
Wright town | 1,539 | 28 | 55.0 |
Forestport town | 1,535 | 78 | 19.7 |
Meredith town | 1,529 | 58 | 26.4 |
Petersburgh town | 1,525 | 41 | 37.2 |
West Turin town | 1,524 | 102 | 14.9 |
Bridgewater town | 1,522 | 23 | 66.2 |
Tusten town | 1,515 | 48 | 31.6 |
Litchfield town | 1,513 | 30 | 50.4 |
Fulton town | 1,442 | 65 | 22.2 |
Jefferson town | 1,410 | 43 | 32.8 |
Horicon town | 1,389 | 71 | 19.6 |
Lewis town | 1,382 | 65 | 21.3 |
Charleston town | 1,373 | 42 | 32.7 |
Cochecton town | 1,372 | 37 | 37.1 |
Pittsfield town | 1,366 | 38 | 35.9 |
Springfield town | 1,358 | 45 | 30.2 |
Indian Lake town | 1,352 | 266 | 5.1 |
Lebanon town | 1,332 | 43 | 31.0 |
Smithville town | 1,330 | 50 | 26.6 |
Hamden town | 1,323 | 60 | 22.1 |
Masonville town | 1,320 | 54 | 24.4 |
Westport town | 1,312 | 66 | 19.9 |
Taghkanic town | 1,310 | 40 | 32.8 |
Gilboa town | 1,307 | 59 | 22.2 |
Andes town | 1,301 | 112 | 11.6 |
Smithfield town | 1,288 | 24 | 53.7 |
Smyrna town | 1,280 | 42 | 30.5 |
Tompkins town | 1,247 | 104 | 12.0 |
Lyonsdale town | 1,227 | 70 | 17.5 |
Cherry Valley town | 1,223 | 40 | 30.6 |
Thurman town | 1,219 | 92 | 13.3 |
Edinburg town | 1,214 | 67 | 18.1 |
Caroga town | 1,205 | 54 | 22.3 |
Greig town | 1,199 | 94 | 12.8 |
Elizabethtown town | 1,163 | 83 | 14.0 |
Summit town | 1,148 | 37 | 31.0 |
Warren town | 1,143 | 38 | 30.1 |
Burlington town | 1,140 | 45 | 25.3 |
New Lisbon town | 1,114 | 44 | 25.3 |
Keene town | 1,105 | 156 | 7.1 |
Steuben town | 1,100 | 42 | 26.2 |
Otselic town | 1,054 | 38 | 27.7 |
Preston town | 1,044 | 35 | 29.8 |
Danube town | 1,039 | 29 | 35.8 |
Fremont town | 1,008 | 51 | 19.8 |
Ohio town | 1,002 | 307 | 3.3 |
Exeter town | 987 | 32 | 30.8 |
Columbus town | 975 | 37 | 26.4 |
Georgetown town | 974 | 40 | 24.4 |
Broome town | 973 | 48 | 20.3 |
Jewett town | 953 | 50 | 19.1 |
Hampton town | 938 | 22 | 42.6 |
Plainfield town | 915 | 29 | 31.6 |
Kingston town | 889 | 7 | 127.0 |
McDonough town | 886 | 39 | 22.7 |
Westford town | 868 | 33 | 26.3 |
Day town | 856 | 69 | 12.4 |
Forestburgh town | 819 | 56 | 14.6 |
Minerva town | 809 | 160 | 5.1 |
Lexington town | 805 | 79 | 10.2 |
Pitcher town | 803 | 28 | 28.7 |
Lake Pleasant town | 781 | 198 | 3.9 |
Stony Creek town | 767 | 83 | 9.2 |
Norway town | 762 | 35 | 21.8 |
Stark town | 757 | 31 | 24.4 |
Clinton town | 737 | 38 | 19.4 |
Conesville town | 734 | 40 | 18.4 |
Long Lake town | 711 | 449 | 1.6 |
Roseboom town | 711 | 33 | 21.5 |
Prattsville town | 700 | 19 | 36.8 |
Hague town | 699 | 80 | 8.7 |
Ava town | 676 | 37 | 18.3 |
Wells town | 674 | 177 | 3.8 |
Dresden town | 652 | 54 | 12.1 |
Bovina town | 633 | 44 | 14.4 |
Stratford town | 610 | 76 | 8.0 |
Putnam town | 609 | 35 | 17.4 |
Pharsalia town | 593 | 39 | 15.2 |
Denning town | 551 | 105 | 5.2 |
Bleecker town | 533 | 59 | 9.0 |
Newcomb town | 436 | 233 | 1.9 |
Hope town | 403 | 41 | 9.8 |
Lincklaen town | 396 | 26 | 15.2 |
Blenheim town | 377 | 34 | 11.1 |
Decatur town | 353 | 20 | 17.7 |
Inlet town | 333 | 66 | 5.0 |
Arietta town | 304 | 329 | 0.9 |
Halcott town | 258 | 23 | 11.2 |
North Hudson town | 240 | 185 | 1.3 |
Hardenburgh town | 238 | 80 | 3.0 |
Benson town | 192 | 83 | 2.3 |
Morehouse town | 86 | 194 | 0.4 |
Total | 2,957,993 | 21,462 | 386.0 |
Catskill Trailhead Parking Coordinates 🅿️ 🏔 👣
Below is a listing of DEC parking areas in the Catskill Park with coordinates and addresses, nearby trails and the roads they are located on.
Trail | Road | Name | Notes | Street | City | St | ZIP | Latitude | Longitude |
Ashokan High Point | Watson Hollow Road | Kanape Valley Parking Lot | 826 Watson Hollow Rd | West Shokan | NY | 12494 | 41.9357923141228 | -74.3281141901214 | |
Beaverkill Road | Beaverkill Road | Beaverkill Road Parking Lot | 2795 Beaverkill Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 42.0117166110155 | -74.6223767934834 | |
Beaverkill Road | Turnwood Road | Beaverkill Road Parking Lot | 2952 Beaverkill Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 42.0233290355646 | -74.5995306115641 | |
Becker Hollow Trail | Lane Road | Becker Hollow Parking Lot | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 3940 Route 214 | Elka Park | NY | 12427 | 42.1816084527769 | -74.1969812784753 |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | Eastern Upper Field Parking Lot | 359 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9166423616552 | -74.4377863112221 | |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | Lower Field Parking Lot | 194 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9101942400042 | -74.452852499381 | |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | Middle Field Parking Lot | 304 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9158997405029 | -74.443422031256 | |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | North Middle Field Parking Lot | 304 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9164180048779 | -74.4416441135141 | |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | Trailer Feild Parking Lot | 359 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9162603251141 | -74.4346555497984 | |
Bengle Hill Trail | Peekamoose Road | Western Upper Field | 359 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9169982073948 | -74.4396463051141 | |
Big Pond – Alder Lake | Barkaboom Road | Barkaboom Road Parking Lot | Located On Barkaboom Road, 6 Cars | 288 Barkaboom Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0426860004001 | -74.7267519998891 |
Big Pond – Alder Lake | Cross Mountain Road | Alder Lake Parking Lot | 2 Cross Mountain Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 42.0497953211373 | -74.6827571604492 | |
Black Dome Trail | Big Hollow Road | Big Hollow Road Parking Lot | 7 Vehicle Capacity | 947 Route 56 | Maplecrest | NY | 12454 | 42.2889033425096 | -74.1151262941519 |
Campbell Mountain Trail | Cat Hollow Road | Route 206 Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 1611 County Road 7 | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 42.051659649187 | -74.9147231839428 |
Cic – Esopus Trail | State Route 28 | Parking Area For Esopus Creek Fishing Access | Parking Area For Esopus Creek Fishing Access – Cic | 5067 Route 28 | Mount Tremper | NY | 12457 | 42.0254799892217 | -74.2717292519349 |
Cic Hill Trail | Wittenberg Road | Wittenberg Road Parking Lot | 1298 Wittenberg Rd | Mount Tremper | NY | 12457 | 42.0279684988885 | -74.2620571929729 | |
Colgate Lake Trail To Dutcher Notch | Colgate Road | Colgate Lake Lower Parking Lot | 50 Vehicle Capacity | 525 Colgate Rd | East Jewett | NY | 12424 | 42.2384696568264 | -74.1233979344461 |
Colgate Lake Trail To Dutcher Notch | Colgate Road | Colgate Lake Parking Lot | 2 Vehicle Capacity | 524 Colgate Rd | East Jewett | NY | 12424 | 42.2385040003097 | -74.1206960003026 |
Colgate Lake Trail To Dutcher Notch | Colgate Road | Colgate Lake Trail Parking Lot | 8 Vehicle Capacity | 653 Colgate Rd | East Jewett | NY | 12424 | 42.2384599994304 | -74.1163269993959 |
Condon Hollow Rd. | Condon Hollow Road | Condon Hollow Road Parking Lot | 3 Vehicle Capacity | 139 Condon Hollow Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.2161010059593 | -74.4163349850283 |
Condon Hollow Rd. | Elk Creek Road | Elk Creek Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 734 Elk Creek Rd | Fleischmanns | NY | 12430 | 42.1996047835286 | -74.4451315908425 |
Condon Hollow Rd. | South Beech Ridge Road | Beech Road Parking Lot | 4 Vehicle Capacity | 291 S Beech Ridge Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.2139020709257 | -74.4012095700882 |
Condon Hollow Rd. | State Highway 42 | Rte 42 Parking Lot | 3 Vehicle Capacity | 1088 Route 42 | Shandaken | NY | 12480 | 42.1851525975488 | -74.4149115068685 |
Denman Mountain Snowmobile Trail | Glade Hill Road | Denman Parking Lot | 327 Glade Hill Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.8853341886314 | -74.5320280123605 | |
Denman Mountain Snowmobile Trail | Moore Hill Road | Hogs Roack Plot Parking Lot | 578 Alpha Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9003387815796 | -74.5274487605523 | |
Devil’s Path | Broadstreet Hollow Road | Broadstreer Hollow Parking Lot | 2 Vehicle Capacity | 619 Broadstreet Hollow Rd | Shandaken | NY | 12480 | 42.1394450770105 | -74.3308357356817 |
Devil’s Path | Spruceton Road | Spruceton Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 1518 Spruceton Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.1920191641918 | -74.3238474073796 |
Devil’s Path | Prediger Road | Prediger Road | 75 Prediger Rd | Elka Park | NY | 12427 | 42.1338909995054 | -74.1042720006852 | |
Diamond Notch Trail | Diamond Notch Road | South Diamond Notch Parking Lot | 2 Vehicle Capacity | 508 Diamond Notch Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.147861770123 | -74.2646596008456 |
Diamond Notch Trail | Spruceton Road | Diamond Notch Parking Lot | 8 Vehicle Capacity | 2778 Spruceton Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.1823740001994 | -74.2695430002389 |
Dry Brook Ridge Trail | Mill Brook Road | Dry Brook Ridge Parking Lot | 12 Balsam Mountain Camp Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.0715022570921 | -74.5738756337513 | |
Dry Brook Ridge Trail | South Side Spur | North End Of Dry Brook Ridge Parking Lot | 301 Southside Spur | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.1446292458628 | -74.649333317932 | |
Elm Ridge Trail | Peck Road | Peck Road Parking Lot | 10 Vehicle Capacity | 189 Peck Rd | Maplecrest | NY | 12454 | 42.2965789997488 | -74.1693680002929 |
Fluggertown Road Long Pond Trail | Fluggertown Road | Flugertown Road Parking Lot | 191 Flugertown Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 41.9347657909639 | -74.649696950272 | |
Flynn Trail | Mongaup Road | Mongaup Road Parking Lot | 1 Beech Mountain Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 41.9467974587868 | -74.7052771774711 | |
Giant Ledge-Panther Mountian-Fox Hollow Trail | Fox Hollow Road | Fox Hollow Road Parking Lot | 67 Mountain Dr | Shandaken | NY | 12480 | 42.1008382907335 | -74.3904559601097 | |
Giant Ledge-Panther Mountian-Fox Hollow Trail | Peck Hollow Road | Peck Hollow Road Parking Lot | 254 Peck Hollow Rd | Shandaken | NY | 12480 | 42.1357649784827 | -74.3712920364471 | |
Giant Ledge-Panther Mountian-Fox Hollow Trail | Peck Hollow Road | Esopus Creek Fishing Access (Upper) | Gravel | 7019 Route 28 | Pheonicia | NY | 12464 | 42.1065553340012 | -74.3519924442835 |
Giggle Hollow Trail | NY 23 – Belleayr | Belleayre Day Use Parking Lot | 33 Friendship Manor Rd | Pine Hill | NY | 12465 | 42.1256810090987 | -74.4731178408634 | |
Harding Road Spur Trail | Whites Road | Whites Road Parking Lot | 4 Vehicle Capacity | 274 White Rd | Palenville | NY | 12463 | 42.1823951680298 | -74.0261906353256 |
Harding Road Trail | Harding Road | Harding Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 3525 Route 23A | Palenville | NY | 12463 | 42.1762358120255 | -74.0304949714876 |
Huckleberry North Trail | Hill Road | Hill Road Parking Lot | 4 Vehicle Capacity | 1209 Hill Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.1166129796449 | -74.6486105632054 |
Huckleberry North Trail | Huckleberry Brook Spur Road | Huckleberry Brook Road Parking Lot | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 1613 Huckleberry Brook Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.1130238724914 | -74.6515523618233 |
Huckleberry South Trail | Huckleberry Brook Spur Road | Huckleberry Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 1073 Huckleberry Brook Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.1152546105706 | -74.6636037740616 |
Huckleberry South Trail | Hull Road | Ploutz Road | 4 Vehicle Capacity | 1634 Ploutz Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.0938719675255 | -74.6204457323272 |
Huggins Lake Trail | Berry Brook Road | Huggins Lake Road Parking Lot | 4 Vehicle Capacity | 2414 Holiday And Berry Brook Rd | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 42.0157959909969 | -74.8436914198853 |
Jockey Hill Bicycle Trail | Wood Road | Wood Road Parking Lot | 334 Woods Rd | Kingston | NY | 12401 | 41.9777439980953 | -74.0501113306995 | |
Kaaterskill Falls Trail | State Highway 23a | Molly Smith Parking Lot | Dot Facility, 20 Vehicles | 4729 Route 23A | Elka Park | NY | 12427 | 42.1898508772368 | -74.074111945438 |
Kaaterskill Rail Trail | Laurel House Rd | Laurel House Rd | 103 Laurel House Rd | Tannersville | NY | 12485 | 42.1956250050266 | -74.063093393786 | |
Kelly Hollow Long Loop Trail | Mill Brook Road | East Kelly Hollow Parking Lot | 5163 Mill Brook Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.078800277463 | -74.6497556922038 | |
Kelly Hollow Long Loop Trail | Mill Brook Road | West Kelly Hollow Parking Lot | 5163 Mill Brook Rd | Margaretville | NY | 12455 | 42.0795848697519 | -74.6545040693769 | |
Long Path | Steenburg Road | Steenburgh Road | 2425 Platte Clove Rd | Elka Park | NY | 12427 | 42.1337889994516 | -74.0819709994867 | |
Long Path | Route 23 | Route 23 Parking Lot | 20 Vehicle Capacity | 3 Cross Rd | Windham | NY | 12496 | 42.312706999584 | -74.1904309994766 |
Long Pond South Loop | Willowemock Road | Wild Meadow Road Parking Lot | 136 Round Pond Rd | Claryville | NY | 12725 | 41.9435338737706 | -74.5864488816452 | |
Lost Clove Trail | Lost Clove Road | Lost Clove Parking Lot | 343 Lost Clove Rd | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.1054379266455 | -74.4700849794812 | |
Mary Smith Trail | Holliday Brook Road | Holiday And Berry Brook Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 3851 Holiday And Berry Brook Rd | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 42.0386999995498 | -74.8473909994493 |
Mckinley Hollow Trail | Mc Kinley Hollow Road | Mckinly Hollow Parking Lot | 200 McKinley Hollow Rd | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.0704132895809 | -74.4740296153462 | |
Mckinley Hollow Trail | Rider Hollow Road | Rider Hollow Parking Lot | 12 Warren Todd Subdivision Dr | Arkville | NY | 12406 | 42.1018368545182 | -74.5170339246663 | |
Mckinley Hollow Trail | Burnham Hollow Road | Burnham Hollow Parking Lot | 17 Sagmore Trl | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.05564157218 | -74.4669789486585 | |
Middle Mountain Trail | Mary Smith Hill Road | Mary Smith Hill Road Parking Lot | 3 Vehicle Capacity | 865 Mary Smith Hill Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0401290003224 | -74.8089319993063 |
Mink Hollow Trail | Mink Hollow Road | Lake Hill | 599 Mink Hollow Rd | Bearsville | NY | 12448 | 42.1051314008054 | -74.1735651990356 | |
Mount Pleasant-Romer Mountain | State Highway 28 | Sawmill Lot | 50×50 Parking Area – Trailless | 6331 Route 28 | Phoenicia | NY | 12464 | 42.1008585056075 | -74.3445327399439 |
Mud Pond Trail | County Road 179a | Old Rte 17 Fishing Access | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 6175 State Route 17 W | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 41.9497668355721 | -74.9281906252666 |
Mud Pond Trail | Horton Brook Road | Little Fuller Brook Parking Lot | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 845 Horton Brook Rd | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 42.0159481159029 | -74.9790550095988 |
Onteora Lake Parking Access | State Highway 28 | Onteora Lake Trailhead Upper Lot | 881 Route 28 | Kingston | NY | 12401 | 41.9807660434687 | -74.0853059041223 | |
Onteora Lake Yellow Tral | NY 23 | Onteora Lake Parking | 960 Route 28 | Kingston | NY | 12401 | 41.9840941553893 | -74.0827910535657 | |
Overlook Spur Trail Extension | Macdaniiel Road | Meads Meadow Parking Area | 452 MacDaniel Rd | Bearsville | NY | 12409 | 42.0756312690235 | -74.1276188121255 | |
Overlook Trail | Meads Mountain Road | Overlook Mountain Trailhead | 334 Meads Mountain Rd | Woodstock | NY | 12498 | 42.0710794980857 | -74.1224765106456 | |
Peekamoose-Table Trail | Peekamoose Road | Peekamoose Road Parking Lot | 415 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9233895882109 | -74.4128616227944 | |
Peekamoose-Table Trail | Peekamoose Road | Peekamose Mountian Trail Head Parking Lot | 415 Peekamoose Rd | Grahamsville | NY | 12740 | 41.9149365156904 | -74.4289858455429 | |
Pelnor Hollow Trail | Beaver Kill Road | Waneta Lake Parking Lot | 732 Beaverkill Rd | Livingston Manor | NY | 12758 | 41.9676202925977 | -74.8292314401778 | |
Phoenicia East Branch Trail | Denning Road | Denning Road Parking Lot | 3381 Denning Rd | Claryville | NY | 12725 | 41.9690314347788 | -74.4486958819482 | |
Phoenicia East Branch Trail | Oliverea-Slide Mountain Road | Oliverea Road North Parking Lot | 1453 Oliverea Rd | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.0265659167754 | -74.4038665935078 | |
Phoenicia East Branch Trail | Oliverea-Slide Mountain Road | Oliverea Road South Parking Lot | 19 Shandaken Rod Gun Clb | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.0078280894865 | -74.4268762683237 | |
Phoenicia Trail | Plank Road | Tremper Mountain Parking Area | Gravel Lot | 5636 Route 28 | Phoenicia | NY | 12464 | 42.0705625579484 | -74.3024012416267 |
Pine Hill West Branch Trail | West Branch Road | Biscuit Brook Parking Lot | 1886 Frost Valley Rd | Claryville | NY | 12725 | 41.990833872737 | -74.4845571593918 | |
Powerline | Beech Ridge Road 1 | Vinegar Hill Parking Area | 1060 N Beech Ridge Rd | Prattsville | NY | 12468 | 42.2449000123037 | -74.4075985539776 | |
Red Hill Fire Tower Trail | Red Hill Road | Red Hill Fire Tower Parking Lot | 129 Coons Rd | Claryville | NY | 12725 | 41.9302938486155 | -74.5073498606472 | |
Roaring Kill Trail | Dale Lane | Roaring Kill | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 155 Roaring Kill Rd | Elka Park | NY | 12427 | 42.1511360000949 | -74.1310779997324 |
Rochester Hollow | Shaft Road | Shaft 6 Parking | 20 Vehicle Capacity | 73 Shaft Rd | Shandaken | NY | 12480 | 42.166173156258 | -74.4083342114093 |
Rochester Hollow | Spisak Way | Rochester Hollow Parking Lot | 51 Matyas Rd | Big Indian | NY | 12410 | 42.1179698674129 | -74.4517651458059 | |
Seager Big Indian Trail | Dry Brook Road | Seager Parking Lot | 5672 Dry Brook Rd | Arkville | NY | 12406 | 42.0578836653667 | -74.5396998623234 | |
Spencer Road | Trails End Road | Trails End Parking Lot | 197 Trails End Rd | Kerhonkson | NY | 12446 | 41.8835868385135 | -74.3594081701432 | |
Spruceton Trail | Spruceton Road | Spruceton Trail Parking Lot | 20 Vehicle Capacity | 2628 Spruceton Rd | West Kill | NY | 12492 | 42.1846329998217 | -74.2719879999707 |
Touch-Me-Not-Trail | Barkaboom Road | Big Pond Parking Lot | Located Off Barkaboom Road, 6 Cars | 366 Barkaboom Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0433679998314 | -74.7277000006876 |
Touch-Me-Not-Trail | Beech Hill Road | Beech Hill Road Parking Lot | 3 Vehicle Capacity | 2054 Beech Hill Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0506230001697 | -74.7789470006467 |
Touch-Me-Not-Trail | Deerlick Brook Road | Deerlick Road Parking Lot | 3 Vehicle Capacity | 1553 Deerlick Brook Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0814567992576 | -74.7365160981546 |
Touch-Me-Not-Trail | Barkaboom Road | Forest Preserve Access Parking | East Of Barkaboom Road 3 Cars | 1954 Barkaboom Rd | Andes | NY | 13731 | 42.0655363440977 | -74.7284401046935 |
Trout Pond Access Route | Russell Brook Road | Russell Brook Road Parking Lot | 10 Vehicle Capacity | 4348 Russell Brook Rd | Roscoe | NY | 12776 | 41.9943949997582 | -74.941432999876 |
Trout Pond Trail | Campbell Brook Road | Campbell Brook Road Parking Lot | 4747 Campbell Brook Rd | Downsville | NY | 13755 | 42.0306374772623 | -74.9384473452279 | |
Trout Pond Trail | Campbell Mountain Road | Campbell Mountain Road Parking Lot | 5 Vehicle Capacity | 3693 Campbell Mountain Rd | Downsville | NY | 13755 | 42.0433291750688 | -74.9358959381363 |
Vernooy Kill Falls Snowmobile Trail | Dymond Road | Dymond Road Parking Lot | 498 Yeagerville Rd | Napanoch | NY | 12458 | 41.8792625226568 | -74.4012606035291 | |
Vernooy Kill Falls Snowmobile Trail | Upper Cherrytown Road | Upper Cherry Town Road Trail Head Parking Lot | 559 Upper Cherrytown Rd | Kerhonkson | NY | 12446 | 41.8643822024537 | -74.3454535201223 | |
Willow Trail | Abbey Road | Mount Toblas Parking Lot | 439 Abbey Rd | Mount Tremper | NY | 12457 | 42.0537752508176 | -74.2306894602594 | |
Willow Trail | Jessup Road | Willow Trailhead Parking | 6 Vehicle Capacity | 218 Jessop Rd | Willow | NY | 12495 | 42.078213053797 | -74.2442314353898 |
Laws and Case Law
Highway Law Section 115-A:
Abandonment of County Highways.
Whenever a county road or part thereof constructed as part of the county road system deviates from the line of an existing town highway, or from the line of a former town highway within the limits of an incorporated village, as shown on the map of the county road system, the board of supervisors by resolution duly adopted upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of highways, and pursuant to a written agreement with the town board or village board of trustees, or in the event such an agreement cannot be reached with the approval of the commissioner of transportation, may abandon to the town or the incorporated village as the case may be for future maintenance, that part of the town highway or former town highway within the limits of an incorporated village not improved and modify the map of the county road system accordingly. The portion of any town highway or former town highway within the limits of an incorporated village excluded from the county road system shall be maintained by the town or village in which it is located.
Highway Law Section 205:
Highways Abandoned By Local Governments.
1. Every highway that shall not have been opened and worked within six years from the time it shall have been dedicated to the use of the public, or laid out, shall cease to be a highway; but the period during which any action or proceeding shall have been, or shall be pending in regard to any such highway, shall form no part of such six years; and every highway that shall not have been traveled or used as a highway for six years, shall cease to be a highway, and every public right of way that shall not have been used for said period shall be deemed abandoned as a right-of-way. The town superintendent with the written consent of a majority of the town board shall file, and cause to be recorded in the town clerk’s office of the town a written description, signed by him, and by said town board of each highway and public right-of-way so abandoned, and the same shall thereupon be discontinued.
2. There may also be a qualified abandonment of a highway under the following conditions and for the following purposes, to wit: Where it appears to the town superintendent and said town board, at any time, that a highway has not become wholly disused as aforesaid, but that it has not for two years next previous thereto, been usually traveled along the greater part thereof, by more than two vehicles daily, in addition to pedestrians and persons on horseback, and it shall also appear to the superintendent of highways of the county in which such town is situate that a qualified abandonment of such highway is proper and will not cause injustice or hardship to the owner or occupant of any lands adjoining such highway after such superintendent shall have held a public hearing thereon upon giving at least twenty days’ written notice to such owners and occupants of such lands of the time and place of such hearing, they shall file and cause to be recorded in the town clerk’s office a certificate containing a description of that portion of the highway partly disused as aforesaid and declaring a qualified abandonment thereof. The effect of such qualified abandonment, with respect to the portion of said highway described in the certificate, shall be as follows: It shall no longer be worked at the public expense; it shall not cease to be a highway for purposes of the public easement, by reason of such suspension of work thereon; no persons shall impair its use as a highway nor obstruct it, except as hereinafter provided, but no persons shall be required to keep any part of it in repair; wherever an owner or lessee of adjoining lands has the right to possession of other lands wholly or partly on the directly opposite side of the highway therefrom, he may construct and maintain across said highway a fence at each end of the area of highway which adjoins both of said opposite pieces of land, provided that each said cross fence must have a gate in the middle thereof at least ten feet in length, which gate must at all times be kept unlocked and supplied with a sufficient hasp or latch for keeping the same closed; all persons owning or using opposite lands, connected by such gates and fences, may use the portion of highway thus enclosed for pasturage; any traveler or other person who intentionally, or by wilful neglect, leaves such gate unlatched, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the fact of leaving it unlatched shall be prima facie evidence of such intent or wilful neglect. Excepting as herein abrogated, all other general laws relating to highways shall apply to such partially abandoned highway. This section shall not apply to highways less than two rods in width unless it shall appear to the town superintendent at any time that such a highway has not, during the months of June to September inclusive of the two years next previous thereto, been usually traveled along the greater part thereof by more than ten pedestrians daily.
Any action or proceeding involving the abandonment or qualified abandonment of a highway made pursuant to this section must, in the case of abandonment, be commenced within one year from the date of filing by the town superintendent as provided in subdivision one of this section.
Matter of Smigel v. Town of Rennselaer.
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MATTER OF SMIGEL v. TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE
283 A.D.2d 863 (2001)
725 N.Y.S.2d 138
In the Matter of HENRIETTA SMIGEL, Respondent, v.
TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE et al., Appellants.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
Decided May 24, 2001.
Mercure, J. P., Peters, Spain and Carpinello, JJ., concur. Lahtinen, J.
Petitioner is the owner of land bordering the Camp Winsocki Road (hereinafter the road) located in respondent Town of Rensselaerville in Albany County, having acquired title to the property in 1986. In December 1995, petitioner requested that respondents abandon a portion of the road which she had barricaded at both ends in 1986, and which respondent Town Supervisor admitted had not been maintained by respondents for at least 20 years. Her request was continued for further study by the Town Board of the Town of Rensselaerville. In October 1999, petitioner and another petitioned respondents “to abandon a portion of its present easement to [the road].” In January 2000, after a public hearing, respondents refused to abandon the road and passed a resolution finding that the road had not been abandoned through disuse, ordering petitioner to remove all of her barricades, and making the road a seasonal road to be maintained from April 1 to December 1.
In January 2000, petitioner commenced this combined CPLR article 78 proceeding and action for declaratory judgment seeking a judgment clearing her title “as to the portion of her property previously subjected to an easement for the highway,” injunctive relief prohibiting respondents from removing her barriers on the road and trespassing on her property and an order directing respondents to file a certification of abandonment. Respondents answered, asserting that the petition/ complaint failed to state a cause of action.
The parties submitted numerous affidavits and documentary evidence in support of their respective positions and, in April 2000, Supreme Court determined that because no photographs had been submitted by either party, the matter could not be summarily decided, and it therefore set a hearing date to determine whether recreational travel “follows the `lines of the ancient street.'” When the parties appeared on the scheduled hearing date, they were informed that the hearing had been canceled and were directed to leave any photographs that they had with the court for review. Both parties submitted photographs depicting the present condition of the road.* On May 26, 2000, Supreme Court granted the petition/complaint and declared the road to be abandoned. Respondents appeal and we reverse.
Highway Law § 205 (1) provides, in relevant part, that “every highway that shall not have been traveled or used as a highway for six years, shall cease to be a highway.” Once a highway exists, it is presumed to continue until the contrary is demonstrated and the presumption is in favor of continuance (see, City of Cohoes v Delaware & Hudson Canal Co., 134 N.Y. 397, 407; Matter of Van Aken v Town of Roxbury,211 A.D.2d 863, 865, lv denied 85 N.Y.2d 812). The burden of establishing abandonment is on the party claiming that the highway has been abandoned (see, Matter of Faigle v Macumber,169 A.D.2d 914, 915). In that regard, a municipality’s intention regarding a road is irrelevant (see, Daetsch v Taber,149 A.D.2d 864, 865) and its failure to maintain a road does not mean that the road ceases to be a highway (see, O’Leary v Town of Trenton,172 Misc.2d 447, 450). A determination of abandonment of a road by nonuse is a factual determination (see, e.g., Coleman v Village of Head of Harbor,163 A.D.2d 456, 458, lv denied76 N.Y.2d 768; Holland v Superintendent of Highways of Town of Smithtown,73 Misc.2d 851, 852).
It is undisputed that respondents never filed a certificate of abandonment to officially abandon the road. Likewise, it is clear that respondents did not maintain the road nor had the road been used by motor vehicles for more than the statutory six-year period. The narrow question left to be decided after submission of the photographs was framed by Supreme Court as follows: “[i]f the road entrance has been obstructed, and it is unpaved and overgrown with weeds, trees, bushes and shrubs, as claimed by petitioner, making travel along the `lines of the ancient street’ improbable, then even the most active recreational and seasonal use propounded by [respondents], that of snowmobilers, hikers, and bicyclists, would fall short of being highway use” (citing O’Leary v Town of Trenton, supra, at 451; Holland v Superintendent of Highways of Town of Smithtown, supra, at 853).
We find that Supreme Court correctly set forth the applicable law regarding abandonment of a highway through nonuse. After reviewing the photographs submitted by the parties, Supreme Court made the factual determination that the “photographs reveal many years of non-use as a highway” and “it is apparent that the road entrance has often been obstructed, preventing travel along the `lines of the ancient street,'” and summarily granted the relief sought by petitioner. We agree that the photographs show a number of barricades located at various points along the unpaved road, but they also show an ancient road, not overgrown with weeds, trees, bushes or shrubs, but clearly discernible, and not “virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding wooded area” (Matter of Faigle v Macumber, supra, at 916). Indeed, the pictures appear to depict a clearly defined, unpaved roadway through an area overgrown with brush and thick woods on both sides, precluding travel other than on the road, except with extreme difficulty. Our review of the photographs suggests to us that travel over this road by such disparate groups as snowmobilers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers and pedestrians would follow “along the lines of an existing street” (Town of Leray v New York Cent. R. R. Co., 226 N.Y. 109, 113). Moreover, respondents’ submissions reflect that although petitioner had barricaded the road on a number of occasions, those obstructions were either removed or knocked down so as to access its year-round recreational use. Therefore, the recreational uses found by Supreme Court may be sufficient to preclude a finding of abandonment of the road by nonuse. In our opinion, summary judgment should not have been granted in this matter in the absence of clarifying testimony as to the condition and use of the roadway.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs, and matter remitted to the Supreme Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this Court’s decision.
MATTER OF VAN AKEN v. Town of Roxbury, 211 AD 2d 863.
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211 A.D.2d 863 (1995) 621 N.Y.S.2d 204 In the Matter of Millard Van Aken et al., Appellants, v. Town of Roxbury et al., Respondents
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
January 5, 1995 Mikoll, Crew III, Yesawich Jr. and Peters, JJ., concur.
Cardona, P. J.
Petitioners are property owners with residences located in the Town of Roxbury, Delaware County, which extends beyond the roadway presently maintained by respondents as a Town road. On October 20, 1992, petitioners wrote to respondent Town of Roxbury requesting maintenance of the road segment at issue. On November 10, 1992, the Town Attorney responded by requesting evidence that the segment was a Town road. The attorney for petitioners wrote back indicating the reasons the particular segment was a Town highway. When no response was received, petitioner Millard Van Aken asked the Town Supervisor about the status of the request and was told that the Town Attorney was supposed to respond but had been delayed by other matters.
On March 4, 1993, the Town Attorney informed petitioners that if the segment was a Town road it had been abandoned. On July 1, 1993, petitioners commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to compel the Town and respondent Town Superintendent of Highways to maintain the road segment pursuant to Highway Law § 140. In their answer, respondents asserted that the proceeding was barred by the four-month Statute of Limitations (see, CPLR 217 [1]). Supreme Court held that the Town was required to make a final binding determination on petitioners’ request before CPLR article 78 review was possible and the Town Attorney’s letter of March 4, 1993 did not constitute a binding determination. Unable to determine 864*864 if or when the Town had taken official action on petitioners’ request, Supreme Court dismissed the petition as either untimely or premature. By letter to the Town Board dated September 30, 1993, petitioners sought a formal vote on their request for maintenance. On October 11, 1993, the Town Board denied their request. Thereafter, petitioners moved for reconsideration, which Supreme Court denied.
Initially, we note that Supreme Court relied upon our decision in Treadway v Town Bd. (163 AD2d 637) in determining the Statute of Limitations issue. We treated the declaratory judgment action in Treadway as a mandamus to review for limitation purposes. However, the present proceeding is in the nature of mandamus to compel rather than mandamus to review. In mandamus to review, the court examines an administrative action involving the exercise of discretion for which no quasi-judicial hearing is required. On the other hand, in mandamus to compel an agency or officer’s performance of a ministerial act, the court examines whether the petitioner possesses a clear legal right to the relief sought and whether the agency or officer has a corresponding nondiscretionary duty to grant the relief requested (see, CPLR 7803 [1]; Matter of Scherbyn v Wayne-Finger Lakes Bd. of Coop. Educ. Servs., 77 N.Y.2d 753, 757; see also, Matter of Armstrong v Centerville Fire Co., 83 N.Y.2d 937, 939; Matter of Legal Aid Socy. v Scheinman, 53 N.Y.2d 12, 16).
In Treadway (supra), review was sought of an administrative action in the form of a declaration by the Town Board that the disputed road was not a public road. We held that the four-month Statute of Limitations began to run from that final binding determination. In this case, there is no question but that petitioners made a demand for maintenance to the Town on October 20, 1992. The March 4, 1993 letter from the Town Attorney[*] conveyed the Town’s refusal to perform its ministerial duty to maintain the road (see, Highway Law § 140). Accordingly, the four-month Statute of Limitations began to run at that time (see, CPLR 217 [1]; Matter of Waterside Assocs. v New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation, 72 N.Y.2d 1009, 1010; Matter of De Milio v Borghard, 55 N.Y.2d 216, 220; Matter of Pfingst v Levitt, 44 AD2d 157, 159, lv denied 34 N.Y.2d 518; see also, Siegel, NY Prac § 566, at 887 [2d ed]). Therefore, the petition filed on July 1, 1993 was 865*865 within the applicable period of limitations and the proceeding was timely commenced.
Having established that petitioners’ proceeding was timely commenced, we turn now to the merits of their petition. While it is clear that the Town has a legal duty to maintain Town roads (see, Highway Law § 140) and can be compelled to perform such a duty (see, People ex rel. Schau v McWilliams, 185 N.Y. 92, 100), the parties disagree on the fundamental question of whether the road segment at issue was abandoned by the Town and therefore no longer a Town highway. It is undisputed that no certificate of abandonment was ever filed by the Town, as provided for in Highway Law § 205. “Once a road becomes a highway, it remains such until the contrary is shown” (Matter of Shawangunk Holdings v Superintendent of Highways of Town of Shawangunk, 101 AD2d 905, 907; see, Matter of Flacke v Strack, 98 AD2d 881). A highway will be deemed abandoned if it is not traveled or used as a highway for six years (see, Highway Law § 205). The burden of proving such abandonment rests, in this case, with the Town (see, Matter of Shawangunk Holdings v Superintendent of Highways of Town of Shawangunk, supra, at 907).
Respondents have failed to meet their burden of proving that the road segment at issue was not traveled or used as a highway for six years. Although respondents argue that abandonment is shown because of a period of nonmaintenance in excess of 30 years, the law is clear that a highway does not cease to be a highway merely because the Town has failed to service it (see, Hewitt v Town of Scipio, 32 AD2d 734, affd 26 N.Y.2d 934). Nor is it relevant whether the Town intended an abandonment, as it is the substantive facts themselves which establish abandonment (see, Daetsch v Taber, 149 AD2d 864, 865). Petitioners have introduced uncontroverted cartographic and testimonial evidence to support their contention that the road has been and continues to be regularly used and traveled as a highway. We, therefore, find that no genuine issue of abandonment exists and that the contested road segment continues to be a Town road.
Ordered that the judgment and order are reversed, on the law, with costs, and petition granted.
Holland v. SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS, 73 Misc. 2d 851
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73 Misc.2d 851 (1973)
Eugene W. Holland, Plaintiff,
v.
Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Smithtown et al., Defendants.Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.
April 3, 1973 Donner, Fagelson & Hariton for plaintiff. H. Paul King for defendants.
BERTRAM HARNETT, J.
Eugene W. Holland owns property in Smithtown, New York, bordering to the east on a plot of land about 50 feet wide sometimes known as the “Old Smithtown to St. Johnsland Road”. In this declaratory judgment action brought against the Town of Smithtown and its Superintendent of Highways, Mr. Holland now seeks, by summary judgment motion, a declaration that he owns the westerly one half of the land by virtue of State and town abandonment of 852*852 it. Defendants move to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd. [a], par. 10).
Despite some minor disputation, the parties essentially agree that the subject land is not used as a public road for motor vehicular traffic. It is unpaved, blocked off on both ends, and substantially overgrown with trees and shrubbery. Pedestrians and bicyclers occasionally use it as a sort of pathway or shortcut. No material issue of fact appears to prevent a summary disposition. (Sachs v. Real Estate Capital Corp., 31 A D 2d 916; Law Research Serv. v. Honeywell, 31 A D 2d 900.)
Subdivision 1 of section 205 of the Highway Law provides in pertinent part: “Every highway that shall not have been traveled or used as a highway for six years, shall cease to be a highway * * * The town superintendent with the written consent of a majority of the town board shall file, and cause to be recorded in the town clerk’s office of the town a written description, signed by him, and by said town board of each highway and public right-of-way so abandoned, and the same shall thereupon be discontinued”.
The statute does not specify any procedures to be followed in town ascertainment of an abandoned highway, in contrast to the notice and hearing required for a “qualified abandonment” finding. (See Highway Law, § 205, subd. 2.) Any route once declared and used as a highway is presumed to continue as such until shown, by the party seeking a contrary declaration, to have been abandoned. (Hallenbeck v. State of New York, 59 Misc 2d 475, 480; Stupnicki v. Southern New York Fish & Game Assn., 41 Misc 2d 266, affd. 19 A D 2d 921.) The focal determination is essentially a factual one. And, nonuse of only a portion of a highway, while the rest continues to be utilized as a highway, does not result in abandonment, even of the unused portion. (Bovee v. State of New York, 28 A D 2d 1165.)
While at one time the Smithtown to St. Johnsland Road may have been heavily traveled, after its completion in 1917, the portion abutting Mr. Holland’s land has been in substantial disuse since a realignment of the Jericho Turnpike intersection in 1930. The evidence is overwhelming for much more than the past six years the land was not used as a highway. Petitioner and 16 residents in the surrounding neighborhood so attest in sworn statements and the photographs submitted clearly indicate lack of highway activity for many years. Indeed, the town itself uses the easterly half of the old road land as part of a park.
853*853While use as a highway upon appropriate circumstances may encompass less than contemporary expressway traffic of trailer trucks and high-speed automobiles, even the most active use posited by the town, that of pedestrian and bicycle passage, falls far short of being highway use. (Town of Leray v. New York Cent. R. R. Co., 226 N.Y. 109, 113.) Were this activity to create a public easement, the ownership rights of the adjoining fee owner would still remain unaffected. “It is the rule that where an easement only exists in the public that upon abandonment the fee is presumptively in the owners of the adjoining land.” (Stupnicki v. Southern New York Fish & Game Assn., 41 Misc 2d 266, 271, affd. 19 A D 2d 921, supra).
As Judge CARDOZO observed in Barnes v. Midland R. R. Term. Co. (218 N.Y. 91, 98): “If for six years the highway remains closed with the acquiescence of the public, there is an extinguishment of the public right”.
One peculiar wrinkle remains. After the State apparently realized that this portion of the “Old Smithtown to St. Johnsland Road” would be unused because of the mentioned realignment, the Commissioner of the Department of Works, Division of Highways, issued an official order dated July 19, 1932, substituting as part of the official State highway the realigned section for the abandoned section, stating that the unused portion was to be “TURNED OVER to the COUNTY OF SUFFOLK for future maintenance and repair”. The town asserts, in seeking dismissal, that this directive adversely affects Mr. Holland’s fee interest, and further requires the County of Suffolk to be joined as a necessary party.
Mr. Holland’s fee interest, clearly established by his surveyor’s title search of deeds going back over one hundred years, is not disturbed by the State’s order which relates solely to maintenance and care of the discontinued stretch of highway, not to the underlying ownership. Under the State highway system, created in 1908, the State does not own its roads unless prescribed condemnation procedures are first completed. (L. 1908, ch. 330; Highway Law, § 30.) Here, there is no indication of any prior State condemnation. When the Department of Works’ order was issued in 1932, the State’s interest was merely that of a public right of way, limited to its entitlement and obligation to maintain the roads. Accordingly, even if the Commissioner had conveyance power, all that could have been “turned over” to Suffolk County in 1932 was the State’s maintenance right. In this proceeding to determine ownership rights in the land, the county is not, therefore, a necessary or 854*854 indispensable party, particularly where, upon abandonment declaration, and resulting ownership and use vesting in the adjoining owner, he would then assume use, control and maintenance of the land.
Moreover, the purported deed from the county to the town dated July 28, 1930, transferring the 15 feet on each side of the subject parcel to the town only for use as a park or plaza, does not appear to affect the easterly side of the road, not owned at any time by the town. In any event, it could not convey a fee interest that the county did not have.
Finally, the lack of any formal application for a town certificate is not at this stage fatal. The abandonment exists, independent of the town certification, a purely ministerial act. (See People ex rel. De Groat v. Marlette, 94 App. Div. 592, 594.) There are no procedures set forth in the statute indicating who may obtain, and how, the “consent” to abandonment by the Town Board. (Highway Law, § 205, subd. 1.) No reason is suggested why a court, with the town and its Highway Department fully and fairly before it, may not declare the respective rights of the parties so as to resolve the controversy. Exhaustion of administrative remedies is not a prerequisite in an action for declaratory judgment. (Northern Operating Corp. v. Town of Ramapo, 31 A D 2d 822.) Moreover, the town, by fully appearing here and expressing its opposition on the merits in the many forms indicated, has demonstrated that a remand of Mr. Holland’s application to the town would be a futile and superfluous avenue, and has therefore rendered the dispute ripe for judicial determination.
Accordingly, defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied, the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted, and a declaratory judgment shall be issued declaring the road land abutting plaintiff’s property to be abandoned.
Settle judgment on notice.
A look at the various laws and a few cases relating to the abandonment of highways in NY State.
Weekend at Bear Springs Mountain, Delaware Wild Forest, Warren Highlands
Based on the forecast for the long weekend, I decided to head down to the Western Catskills rather then Moose River Plains. It certainly was a bit sunnier, drier, and less snowy then it looks like they got up at Moose Plains. I simply did not another Memorial Day Weekend at Moose Plains, sitting in rain and snow showers.
I ended up heading down to the Western Catskills. Didn’t leave home until after 10 AM, because I was putzing around. So be it. I also had to stop at Walmart to buy another blaze orange hat, for hiking, because I lost mine. I knew it would be hunting season down there, and figured better safe then sorry. The previous night, they didn’t have one at Glenmont Walmart, so had to visit the Decided to head out the Warren Anderson Expressway (I-88) down to NY 10, and take that all the way south to Walton.
Driving down NY 10, as soon as I reached Summit, you could see a dusting of snow on the summits around. Stopped in Stamford, drove up to Mount Utsaythana. There was a dusting of snow there too, in parts it looked like a winter wonderland. Then it was down to Walton, following NY 10 and the East Branch of Delaware River. Drove through Delhi, a small rural college town. I had been through Delhi years ago, meandering around Stamford, but not in years. Then I went down to Walton, climbed an enormous hill in the truck, and was at the Bear Spring Mountain Wildlife Management Area (aka Public Hunting Grounds).
At Bear Spring Mountain WMA there is a state DEC campground known as Bear Spring Mountain Campground. It consists of two parts, a fully developed campground with hot showers that is open during the summer months near Launt Pond, and the Spring Brook area with stud pends and a pit privy, similar to Charles Baker State Forest. Both areas are a $18 a night in summer, but from October to the end of hunting season, the lower area is free, but the water is shut-off down there. The designated campsites there are crunched together, and there is no privacy, so I can’t imagine it’s much fun camping there, especially with the smell of horses on a hot summer’s afternoon.
By the time I got down there, it was fairly early, so decided to explore a bit. Drove up to Corbett, explored the Corbett Suspension Bridge, and an old chimney from the “acid factory”, which made an acid from tree bark for smokelesss gunpowder. Decided to head back and explore Bear Spring Mountain WMA a bit more, and drove up West Trout Brook Road, past several hunters. There are some limited views from end of East Trout Brook Road, namely at the summit Bear Spring Mountain. There are better views from NY 206, climbing up from Walton, but with few view points. Also explored Beers Brook Road, which had some limited but nice views into the valley below, and Russ Gray Pond.
Bear Spring WMA, being a federally-funded public hunting grounds, does not allow camping. The only camping there is those tiny, smashed together developed campgrounds known as the Bear Spring State Campground, operated by the DEC. I decided it was getting late, and I would camp there tonight, especially because it looked like one of campers had packed up, and the only other person around, was a female bow hunter, on far end of the campground. I wasn’t thrilled, as it meant I would have to keep the music down, but at least the campground was deep in the valley, protected from the wind.
It wasn’t a bad night though. The pit privies were kind of gross, but probably not worst then most of the outhouses in the woods. There was surprisingly a lot of wood in woods near the campground. The truck worked well with keeping the lights on, since switching the truck’s radio back to the starting battery and evenly discharging both batteries. The radio shuts off automatically when the starting battery is starting to get a bit low, and Big Red’s DIC says “Battery Low: Start Engine Low”. Previously, with the starting battery at full charge, hooked up to the discharged auxiliary battery, the alternator wouldn’t kick up to full charge, so the auxiliary battery would fail to get fully charged. Now, with the starting battery slightly discharged – but with enough charge to crank the engine, things kept working well all night long. There was a little bit of sleet in the evening, but nothing major.
The next morning, I got a slow start. It was drizzling, and I kind of slept in. I didn’t have a tarp set up, which didn’t help. I probably didn’t break camp until 10:30 AM..I was thinking of hiking the NYC DEP trail that overlooks the Pepacton Reservoir, but I ended up turning off onto Holiday Brook Road, and deciding to check out Huggins Lake. Hugging Lake was a nice hike back, following an old woods road back there. There is a campsite down by the lake. Apparently on the ridge above Huggins Lake, there is an old growth forest, but I never got back there.
Then it was off to Mary Smith Road. On Campground Road, one of the cut-over roads, I got to a cover bridge, which had a clearance of 6’6”, which is about an inch too low for my pickup truck with the cap and racks on. So I had to turn around, and back track for about 5 miles. That sucked. Stopped and grabed a few pictures. When I got on Mary Smith Road, and back in forest preserve, I was pleasantly surprised to find three roadside campsites on it. I ended up camping at the most used of the sites – as witnessed by vegetation – along the Finger Lakes Trail/Mary Smith Trail/Middle Mountain Trail. It was a pretty nice roadside campsite.
About as soon as I scoped out the campsite, I realized it would be a pretty night up there. Despite the mountains on both sides, the north wind was whipping along the col. But I liked the campsite, and there was plenty of trees to hang a tarp up. I starting setting up camp at 2:30 PM – which was kind of early – but I figured it was too late to hike Mary Smith Hill (which wasn’t true), but it did start to rain/sleet a bit. Got the tarp up, then the lights strung up and flag up. A heavy sleet squall pounded the col, for a while bad enough I hid out in the cab of the truck. Then I went out, built a fire, and spent sometime listening to a podcast and reading a book about the 1964 World Fair in New York.
The new 60-watt equivalent LED bulb I bought worked real well in the cold, which got down below freezing that night.. But with the bulb focused on the book, it was easy reading and plenty bright. In the cold, the 60-watt equivalent LED bulb was actually brighter then the 100-watt florescent bulb I had at camp, even after fully warming up, because the cold wind made it impossible for the florescent tube to get warm enough to fully atomize the mercury in the fixture.
At times the wind picked up, and it was pretty darn cold, to say the least. I end up putting the fire out cold before bed, to reduce the risk of the fire spreading, and because the tarp partially covered the fire pit, I was afraid it could fall into the fire, and possibly set the truck on fire or cause dripping plastic to fall on it. The fire was out cold, and I went to bed around 10:30 PM. No nightmares.
After bedding down, the wind started to whip around. It literally was howling, and the tarp was snapping up and down, making quite a bit of noise. Morning came, and it was beautiful blue skies, but very cold. That was when I first saw car actually pass by on Mary Smith Hill Road – despite being a through-road, and not a super remote road at that. Had another slow breakfast, and built a small fire to burn up some camp garbage. Usually I don’t start fires in the morning, but I was chilly, and knowing that it may be a while until I got out camping again, I wanted to have a fire.
Once I finally got going, I hiked up Mary Smith Hill to the overlook. It really was a lot less further then I expected, and ha+d some interesting views to the north. Nothing totally breathtaking, but still an interesting short hike of maybe 20 minutes each way. Then I drove over to Russell Brook Falls, making a wrong turn and ending up going through Livingston Manor and the world famous fly fishing town, Roscoe. My impression of Roscoe, was it was a very a long and pokey 30 MPH zone, but with more stores then one would expect in such a rural, small town. I probably should have stopped, but I was burning daylight.
Finally made it to Morton Hill Road, and passed a Game Warden in a unmarked green suburbanite-style Jeep. The only reason I know that, was I saw him outside of the car talking to somebody in full uniform. Morton Hill Road climbs a lot from Roscoe out to where it hits Russell Brook Road. There are three campsites along Russell Brook Road, although in all of them there is a boulder barrier between the campsite and fire pit. One might still be able to use them for a pickup with a camper on them, I guess.
I hiked back to Russell Brook Falls – a beautiful but relatively unknown set of falls – at least to non-regulars to that part of state. They are less then quarter mile from the Russell Brook Falls parking area. I stopped and grabbed some pictures. Then, it’s easy hike back to back to Trout Pond, following a gated road 9/10th of a mile from the parking area. There is a slight incline on the road, but nothing to make one break a sweat, even a fat out of shape dude like me, who spends too much time sipping cold buds in the woods. The road is a designated route for people with disabilities – somebody very strong with a wheel chair could theoretically get back there, or maybe with a CP-4 disabled with an ATV permit.
Back at Trout Pond, there is a campsite on the easterly end, and the gated road continues to the west end of lake. On the west end of the lake, there are two other campsites, spaced a ¼ mile apart, along with two lean-tos. All are designed for those with disabilities. There is also a trout spawning shelter on one of the creeks leading into lake. One of the lean-tos was well equipped – somebody left behind some nice pots and pans, all cleaned up, and a selection of perfectly good adult beverages and soda along the back wall of the lean-to. Talk about paying it forward to the next person who will use that lean-to – most certainly a hunter this time of year.
It’s small game hunting season, heard several small game bullets ring out, while hiking back there. No hunters nearby, as far as I could see, but I did wear plenty of blaze orange. I am sure next week, there will be a lot more hunters back there. Wish them luck. Hiked back to my truck and explored Campbell Mountain Road and Campbell Brook Road, looking for additional roadside campsites, preferably the kind you can back a pickup all the way back to. No such luck. Oh, well.
Then I drove down NY 30, through the hamlet of Harvard, then East Branch. Took Old Route 17 to Hancock, then poked around the Poconos and the Warren Highlands in Pennsyltucky, before eventually ending up in Susquehanna and Great Bend. The area around Hancock is very mountainous and beautiful. The Warren Highlands were rough, mostly hunting and rural landscape country, with a relatively small amount of farming going on. Lots of open burning going on too – I love Pennsylvania..
I love that wild country, and everything Pennsylvania. Fueled up, picked up certain Pennsylvania products not legal in New York and/or cheaper then New York, then hopped on I-88/Warren Anderson Expressway, and made a bee-line back to Delmar, stopping only momentarily at the rest stop on I-88. That place was creepy as all hell after dark, and not well lit either. I seriously thought of just taking a piss in some farm
I made it back to Delmar around 7 PM. It was a good adventure. Burned through more gasoline, then I had planned, although on the trip back along I-88, I average 19.9 mpg in my Big Red Silverado pickup, so not complaining.
A long-weekend trip in early November to explore the the Western Catskills.