New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Three-D-ay Trip
Through Scenic
Catskill Region
A. C. A. Outlines Tour,
Which Requires More
Than Weekend TO Make.
but Repays Amply in Joys
BY O. NJ. Wells
Chief Roudn,cn, Automobile. Club
of America.

CfaeSJ h0uuHto7ty aNCont0 blte CLnb
of America.
A comprehensive tour by automobile
through the Catskill Mountains covers
almost toe great n distance to be made
in weekend run. Three or four days
can be enjoyably spent on trip through
this scenic district, but IL Is possible
TO traverse some of the most attractive
country in southern New York within
the limits of weekend outing by an
preaching the foothills of the Catskills
by way of the valleys of the Ramapo
and Neversink, in Orange, Sullivan and
Ulster counties.
This trip, as outlined by the Bureau
of Tours of the Autom obile Club of
America, covers a distance of 263 miles.
with Kingston as the night stop, and an
available extension Of thirty or forty
miles further by including the scenic
circuit of tho Ashokan Reservoir.
Broadway is followed north to the
Albany Post Road taken through Yon-
kers to Hastings on-Hudson, seventeen
miles out. Continuing on the Post
Road, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington are
passed through for Tarrytown, where
the Hudson is crossed by ferry to
Nyack.
The route from Nyack ascends the
hill, and running through West Nyacb
and Manuel. enters q pleasant open
stretch of country as it leads west By
way of Spring Valley to suffern.
With right turn in Suffern, the
route follows winding course
through the valley of the Ramapo, via
Ramapo, Sloatsburg, Tuxedo and
lG d. 1oC4 ,,,.I-
Harrimans and Monroe, runs amid
wooded hills to Goshen. From this
point magnificent views of the Huckle-
berry Hills and Shawangunk Noun
tains are obtained as the route, TAX
ing a winding course through a hilly
section, approaches Middletown and
continues up Bloomingsburg Noun
tain.
The road surface Is good macadan1
the whole way and magnificent seen
cry; the views from the section be-
tween Bloomingsburg and Wurtsboro
overlooking the valleys on both sides
for miles, with the mountains in the
distance, are most impressive, while
the climb over Bloomingsburg Noun
tain, though steep, presents no diff
Guilty.
After passing through number Of
Haven, Wurtsboro and Phillipsport,
the road enters Ulster County at
Spring Glen and passes through Ellen
vile to Napanoch, 103 miles to New
York, overlooking the panoramic Rom
dout Valley. For the next ten or twelve
miles the route runs through the val
ley as far as the vicinity of Kyserike,
bearing left at that point for Stone
Ridge and Marbleton and following the
course of Esopus Creek through Hur-
ley into Kingston, 1877 miles from New
York and practically midway along
the round tour.
The trip from Kingston round the
Ashokan Dam Is we'll worth making
It entails an additional thirty-fve or
forty miles over roads of excellent
quality.
On the return portion Of the tour
the route leaves Kingston by Broad
way, crossing the ferry and continuing
south along the west side of the Hud-
son through Fort Even and Esopus tc
Highland, and thence through Milton
and Earlboro, following the trolley to
Newburgh, 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 tours south for Annsviile and
Peekskill, twenty miles on, and con-
tinues on the Albany Post Road
through Croton, Harmon, Ossining and
| Scarborough to Tarrytown. From Irv.
ington and Dobbs Ferry to Hastings
and thence by Warburton Avenue tc
Yonkers, completing a distance of 10C
miles from Kingston and 231 for the
Whola round trim