A story from Hudson Valley One discusses development of the Ashokan hiking/biking trail.
The county legislature on Tuesday, Nov. 14 voted 14-7 to remove some
11 miles of county-owned Ulster and Delaware rails and ties to make way
for the construction of a hiking/biking trail around the northern end of
the Ashokan Reservoir.
Project costs for the trail are estimated at some $9.3 million with
about half being funded by the New York City Department of Environmental
Preservation, which owns the reservoir.
Rail supporters had hoped to retain an 1.1 mile stretch of rail
ending at the Glenford Dike in order to extend Catskill Mountain
Railroad scenic rides to view the reservoir.
The legislation approved Tuesday night
fulfills a December 2016 compromise which allowed CMRR to operate its
tourist trains from Kingston to West Hurley while the county moved
forward with plans to establish the Ashokan hiking/biking trail.
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