The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-11-03

Hill, Fleishmann's and Arkville to
Margaretville.
From Margaretville, route No. GA
offers fine approach to Delhi to the
northwest. Going north out of Mar
garetville, route No. 10 will carry the
trip to Roxbury and Grand Gorge. At
Grand Gorge, we reach the we'll
known Mohican Trail which connects
Oneonta on the west with Catskill
on the east, providing splendid road
way through the northern Catskills
and convenient entrance to tourists
from western New York.
The Mohican Trail
In stage coach days the Mohican
trail was an important link in the
transportation of passengers mail and
freight between Binghamton, Ithaca
and Central New York, and the Hud-
son River.
From Oneonta, the Trail runs thru
Davenport, North Kortright, Harpers-
field, and Stamford, one of the pop
ular centers of mountain resort life.
This town is located in the beautiful
Delaware Valley at an elevation of
1000 feet above sea level. South of
Stamford is Mount Utsayantha from
the summit of which wonderful pam
Drama is revealed. A good automo-
bile road leads to the top.
Next comes Grand Gorge, Pratts-
vile, Ashland, Windham, Brooksburg
to East Windham. From the summit
at East Windham, there is a gorgeous
view out over three thousand square
miles of country, over farms and ham,
lets, woods, hills, streams, and lakes
as far as the eye can see. The out
look extends over into Massachusetts,
and Connecticut.
Durham is next, then Cairo and the
Catskill. Between Cairo and Catskill,
road repairs are in progress, particu-
larly near South Cairo and Leeds, but
the road is open and there are no de-
tours.
Rip Van Wrinkle Trail
The Rip Van Wrinkle Trail begins
at the Hudson River at Saugerties
running north through Quarryville to
Palenville; Catskill is also regarded
as terminous Of the trail, the routes
joining at Palenville. Here the first
glimpse of Catskill scenery is caught
on this route west and for four miles
we run through Kaaterskill Glove be-
tween cliffs that sometimes reach a
height of 1000 feet At Haines Falls,
the road attains its greatest elevation.
Development of recent years here, are
the fine, private, residential parks
that have been established on the
slopes of Mount Lincoln-Sunset Park
Twilight Park and Santa Cruz Park.
At Tannersville are Eliza Park and
Onteora Park.
Hunter is next, then Lexington, the
Trail connecting with the Mohican
Trail at Prattsvile, on the Schoharie
Creek.
Seven miles north of Prattsville is
Gilboa Reservoir (three miles east of
Grand Gorge.) This lake is five miles
long, twelve in circumference, the sur
roundings much more rugged than
Ashokan. The tunnel is a marvellous
feat of engineering, eighteen miles
long, extending through the mountain
to Allaben.
From the South
Another approach to the Catskills
from the South, particularly useful to
Motorists from the south and west, is
to run north through Paterson, N. j.,
Ridgewood, Waldick, Suffern, thence
northeast through Ladentown, Mt. Ivy
to the Hudson River road, N. S. 9W
and then north.
The route north out of Suffern to-
ward Tuxedo, Arden, Hartman, should
be avoided by all through traffic. The
roadway is being rebuilt for con-
siderable distance and traffic is sub
Ject to long delays.
In coming into the Catskill region
from the northwest via Utica, Route
No. % through lion, Mohawk and
Richfield Springs is recommended.
Continue through Springfield, Sharon
Springs, Sharon to Cobleskill, Route
No. z is torn up east of Cobleskill,
but traffic is allowed through with
slight delays; southwest from Coble-
skill and via route No. Z, the route is