Ashokan Rail Trail

When visiting the Catskills, the Ashokan Rail Train has become a favorite place to get a run in and was a perfect way to get some easy miles in this week.  The trail is a well-maintained path that is covered with crushed gravel most of the way.  It’s an approximately 11.5 mile trail (map here) that contains a parking lot on each end and one that is roughly in the middle.  The trail is relatively flat and provides a very scenic way to get a 10-20 mile run in depending on which lot you choose to start from. 

The parking seems to be ample enough, and I’ve never struggled to find a place to park in any of the lots unlike a few other hiking sites in the area.