Catskill Trails

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Catskill Trails Map Set, 9th Edition, 2010

List Price: $16.95 ($12.71 for members)

Published by: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (2010)

The 9^th edition is a completely new, digitally-produced edition of our Catskill Trails map set. This six-map set shows all designated trails within the Catskill Park in New York, covering more than 325,000 acres of protected land. It also shows the location of all 35 peaks in the Catskills over 3,500 feet in elevation. Over 100 miles of the Long Path, from Minnewaska State Park Preserve to Huntersfield Mountain, are shown on the map set, and the eastern end of the 563-mile-long Finger Lakes Trail is also included.

The new digital edition of these maps contains a number of enhancements over the previous analog edition. The coverage of the maps has been extended to include Bearpen Mountain State Forest, Vernooy Kill State Forest, Bluestone Wild Forest, and state forest land just north of the Catskill Park boundary. As with the previous edition, four maps are used to show the majority of the Forest Preserve. However, two new maps and three inset maps have also been included to expand the area covered.

The distance between elevation contour lines has been decreased from 100 feet to 50 feet for easier identification of steep terrain, and trail mileage figures now appear next to the trails on the map fronts. Recent changes to the Catskill Park master plan with respect to permitted uses and boundaries of designated areas have been incorporated into the maps, and watershed lands of the New York City DEP have been added. Detailed trail descriptions, a popular feature of previous editions, continue to appear on the map backs and, as always, the maps are printed on waterproof, tear-resistant Tyvek.

The entire trail network in the Catskills has been completely replotted using state-of-the-art Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Trail Conference volunteers spent numerous hours walking the trails with GPS receivers to obtain accurate trail and woods road data. Additional parking areas, springs, viewpoints and other points of interest have been identified and verified to ensure that the maps contain the most up-to-date and complete trail information available. At $16.95 ($12.71 for members), the Catskill Trails map set is a must-have for anyone who wishes to explore the many trails and protected lands in the Catskill region.

To obtain this map set, call 201-512-9348, shop online by clicking here, or stop in at the Trail Conference office.

This map set also makes a great companion to the Adirondack Mountain Club's guidebook Catskill Trails by Carol and David White.  Click here to purchase the book and find out more details, including how to save on the Catskills Combo Package!

To learn more about the Trail Conference's efforts in the Catskills, including trail news, trail crew work, trainings, events and more, click here!


Catskill Trails was produced with support from Tent & Trails, an outdoor store and retail partner of the Trail Conference.