The sun., 1919-09-14
Catskill Trip.

comprehensive tour by automobile
through the Catskin Mountains covers
almost too great distance to be made
In a week end run. Three or four days
can be enjoyably spent on trip through
this scenic district but II Is possible
to traverse some Of the most attractive
country in southern New York, within
the limits of a week end outing by ap
preaching the foothills of the Catskills
by way Of the valleys OF the Ramapo
ana Neverslnk. in Orange, Sullivan and
Ulster Counties.
This trip, as outlined by the Bureau
or tours and the Automobile Club of
America, covers a distance OF 26s miles.
with Kingston as the night stop. and an
available extension of thirty or forty
miles further by including the scenic
circuit OF the AsholSan Reservoir.
Broadway Is followed north to the
Harlem River at Kingsbrldge, and the
Albany post road taken through Yon-
kers to Hastings-on- Hudson. seventeen
miles out Continuing on the post road.
Doobs Ferry and Irvington are passed
through for Tarrytown. where the
hudson is crossed by ferry to Nyack.
me route from Nyack ascends the
NIL, and. running through West Nyack
and Manuel, enters a pleasant omen
stretch Of country. as it leads west BY
way OF Spring Valley to Suffern. s.
with a right turn in Suffern, the
route follows winding course through
the valley of the Ramapo, via Ramapo,
Sfoatsburg, Tuxedo and Southfieid, and,
swinging left through Harrimans and
Monroe, runs amid wooded hills to
Goshen. From this point magnificent
views OF the HuclSleherry HilNs and
Shawangunk Mountains are obtained.
as the route, taking a winding course
through a hllly section. approaches
Middletown and Charlottesville, the
most westerly point on the trip, eighty
nine miles from New York.
AT Cuddebackville a sharp right turn
is made and we continue through Port
orange and along the Neversink Valley
crossing the Sullivan county line to
West BroolSville, and continuing thence
across the country, through a region of
unusual attractiveness.
The connection between Middletown
and Wurtsboro by way of Fairoaks.
bioomingburg and over Bloomingburg
Mountain Is a means Of shortening the
route somewhat and is a thoroughly sat-
isfactory alternative. The road surface
is good macadam the whole way and
there is some magnificent scenery; the
views from the section between Bloom
in2burg and Wurtsboro overlooking
the valleys on both side for miles, with
the mountains In the distance, are most
impressive, while the climb over Bloom
ingourg Mountain, though steep, pre-
sents no difficulty.
After passing through a number of
pretty villages. among which are
fch nj,
the road enters Ulster county at Spring
Glen and passes through Ellenville to
Napanoch. 103 miles from New York.
overlooking the panoramic Rondout
Valley. For the next ten or twelve
miles the route runs through the val
ley as far as the vicinity of Kyserikc,
bearing left at that point for Stone
Ridge and Marbletown and following
the course of Esopus Creek through
Hurley into Kingston, 1877 miles from
New York and practically midway along
the round tour
The trip from Kingston round the
Ashokan Dam, is well worth making.
It entails an additional thirty-five or
forty miles over roads of excellent
quality.
On the return portion of the tour
the route leaves Kingston by Broadway.
crossing the ferry to Sleightsburg and
continuing south along the west side
Of the Hudson through Port Even ani
Esopus to Highland, and thence
through Milton and Marlboro, follow
ing the trolley to Newburgh, a run OF
thirty-four miles Here the ferry across
the Hudson is taken to Beacon and the
picturesque Fishkill Mountains are
skirted as the route turns south for
Annsville and Peekskill, twenty miles on.
and continues on the Albany post roau
through Croton, Harmon, Ossining and
Scarboro TO Tarrytown. From here, the
first portion of the outward route is
reversed through Irvington and Dobbs
Ferry to Hastings, and thence by War
burton avenue to Yonkers and to the
club house on Fifty-fourth street in New
York, by way of Broadway, completing
a distance OF 100 miles from Kingston
and 231 miles for the whole round trip.