HARLEM VALLEY RAIL TRAIL NORTH LETTERBOX:
COPAKE FALLS, NEW YORK
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Planted: June 28, 2004
Length: Copake Falls to Under Mountain road; 4 miles
Copake Falls to Letterbox; 3.6 miles
Under Mountain road to Letterbox; 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Paved, flat trail.
Directions:
To start from Copake Falls; Take Route 22 to Route 344 east into Copake Falls (Taconic State Park is located here as well). The trail starts across from the Taconic State Park entrance. A parking lot is located here.
To start from Under Mountain Road; Take Route 22 south from Copake Falls and just past Route 3, look for Under Mountain Road on the left. The parking lot will be on your left a ways up this road.
The Harlem Valley Rail Trail
right-of-way spans 46 miles from Wassaic to
Starting from
Note;
It's worth the trip to visit Bash Bish Falls just up the road and over
the state line in MA. The remains of the old Copake Iron Works are also
up the road.
There is a signboard located here and the old
Station is now a camp store. You cross over a large bridge that spans Bash
Bish Brook. After about 0.6 miles, you come to a short on road detour along
a quiet dirt road. Head right down this road, where at 1 mile the trail will
resume on your left. For a nice view, continue just up the dirt road for a view
of the valley. The trail runs alongside the valley wall and is very secluded.
At 1.9 miles, you'll spot an old stone railroad mile marker on your left with
the markings NY 103, thus
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