EXPLORE: OVERVIEW
Visit Our Local Preserves
WLC currently protects 912 acres of land throughout the eastern Catksills area. Our five preserves with public trails allow us to share many of these cherished places with the community. We encourage you to visit all five and walk the seven trails available.
Residents and visitors can get outside to experience the extraordinary beauty of our preserves, enjoying time in solitude or with company. For all of our properties listed here (with the exception of Israel Wittman Sanctuary), dogs are allowed on leash with the condition that owners clean up after their dogs and take the bag away with them. Walks can range from a few minutes to a half-hour or an hour in any one of these locales, which range from a flat surface to a little more of a scramble. There are no entrance fees, but donations are welcome. Our preserves are located in neighborhoods with very limited parking; only a few dedicated spaces are available. Please plan a visit to one of our other preserves if parking is full.
Questions about our preserves? Email info@woodstocklandconservancy.org
WLC PRESERVES WITH PUBLIC TRAILS
1
Location: Zena Road, across from Little Deep
Trail type: Mowed Walking Path
Difficulty level: Easy
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Parking: Limited. Gitnick Road - off road
Walk the former cornfield's half-mile of mowed paths, some streamside on the Fontyne Kill. Enjoy eating at the Joy Hopkins-Hausman memorial picnic table or sit on the Irina Branzburg memorial bluestone bench, all with majestic views of Overlook Mountain.
2
Location: 487 Stoll Road, Woodstock
Trail type: Hiking trail with self-guided geologic tour
Difficulty level: Moderate
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Parking: Parking is limited. If lot is full, please return another time.
Enjoy the approximate one-mile looped trail through a wide gorge, and also a distinct quarried area.
3
Location: Top of Nordic Drive. Walk steep ¼ mile hill from Yerry Hill parking spots.
Trail type: Hiking trail
Difficulty level: Moderate
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Parking: Parking is limited to two spots along the guardrail on Yerry Hill Road, south of Nordic Drive. Parking is
not permitted on Nordic Drive
Enjoy the approximate one-mile looped trail with winter-time views of surrounding mountains, and an alluring quarry pond, amidst hillsides of quarry tailings.
4
Location: End of Old Sawmill Road, Saugerties
Trail type: Three hiking trail loops totaling 4.4 miles
Difficulty level: Easy
Dog friendly: No dogs permitted
Note: Bikes allowed
Parking: Parking is limited to the small lot. No parking allowed along Old Sawmill Road
Our largest preserve offers three beautiful walkable, bikeable forest trails.
5
Location: 230 Basin Road, West Hurley
Trail type: One-mile loop trail with switchbacks and a spur trail through the rock-cut
Difficulty level: Moderate
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Parking: Parking is limited. If lot is full, please return another time.
Our newest preserve offers rich history, a scenic lookout and a diverse ecosystem.
WLC SUPPORTED TRAILS
6
WLC coordinates the trail stewardship
Location: 3 Trailheads in West Hurley (6a), Shokan (6b) and Boiceville (6c)
Trail type: Walking Trail
Difficulty level: Easy
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Note: Bikes allowed
Parking: Parking at Trailheads only
11.5 miles of trail along the northern shore of the Ashokan Reservoir between West Hurley and Boiceville. The trail is dog-friendly, wheelchair accessible and open from dawn to dusk every day. Owned by Ulster County amidst NYC Department of Environmental Protection lands. www.ashokanrailtrail.com
Please follow the posted trail rules. In particular, visitors are not allowed to walk off the trail without a valid DEP permit.
7
Location: 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock
Trail type: Walking Trail
Difficulty level: Easy
Dog friendly: Dogs allowed on leash
Note: Bikes not allowed
Parking: Parking in the upper Comeau lot
The trail is part of the municipally owned property on which WLC holds a conservation easement. Please respect the rules for using the property. If you are willing, please make a donation at the trailhead. The trail is stewarded by the town and the Comeau Stewardship Advisory Committee, whose goals are to preserve ecology while promoting recreation.
Comeau Trail Map