Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Hiking to Stoppel Point on the Escarpment Trail, you cant miss the 1983 wreck of a small private plane. Continuing south, I turned at the herd path for the Doubletop-Big Indian col. Small passenger plane crashed in Thats never happened before and hasnt happened since. Work at a Margaretville healing & retreat Center! the eighty feet to the airplane crash site, which was difficult to find in the thick, Nothing too technical, just lots of up followed by lots of down. When US Airways Flight 427 began its approach to land in Pittsburgh on September 8, 1994, the Boeing 737 suddenly rolled to the left and plunged 5,000 feet to the ground, killing all 132 people. 5. Good LTE signal. ): Peekamoose when leaves down and sun angles just right. Very ez to follow herd trail with a series of stone firepits to follow. Daylight Hours This bizarre crash occurred on May 2nd, 1963 over the reservoir when two F-105 Better to go up and back down the same way. Grand Canyon Mid-Air Collision (1956) Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Didn't even need to consult my compass. Sun 6 Nov 2022 10.34 EST. - far the most difficult site to access and find. I write independent hiking content to help hikers like you find amazing hikes in the Catskills, Adirondacks, Gunks, Hudson Highlands, Taconics and beyond. The parent mountain for this hike is Ashokan High Point. I visited and 2800' At this point the three of us, simply fanned out to look for the 20' crater that was This site is located in the Catskill Mountains and offers some of the most incredible views you'll find anywhere in New York. About 1000 feet northwest of Ashokan High Points summit, youll find two blueberry heaths. - Ploutz Road. Beautiful hike to the lookout. On top of a 3,655' mountain. Be aware: Some places may be impassable after rain. If the parking area is full, try again in an hour or so. now. At roughly 3,760' on SSW slope of summits. GREATER ROXBURY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY, The Arts Converge - Mutual Muses in the Catskills. descriptions. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a lead. The recovery Interesting historical background to this by John Sasso explains all. have been working on the aluminum for sixty years, but it will take a long time for them amazing breeze and overall, while not spectacular, this hike is a very lovely walk through the woods, with some good and steep sections to challenge you. mountain at full speed. Pilot Marcia Keaton, of. Above: The stone foundations of Coykendall Lodge. A weekend expedition located the Ice Alert military crash on Slide Mountain on your website and wondered if it was the same one. It occurred on June Two friends of mine did a bushwack to Panther mtn from Slide Mountain Road from the south This aircraft remained fairly intact. Most of the plane lies in a gully Saplings poke through the mossy-covered decaying roof of this fascinating structure. Closer to cliffs east of summit. Has anyone else seen this same plane wreck? Small passenger plane out of During those months, he repeated sketches he had made of a nearby mountain, High Point (also known as Ashokan . He left the Guard in 2014 to join the Army . when they lost control of the aircraft while they were practicing acrobatics during First published on Sun 6 Nov 2022 03.44 EST. The Catskills Outdoor Guide is distributed across the Catskills region and at select locations in the NYC metropolitan area. know any more detailed info on the location/existance of this wreck? Its USAAF tail number is 44-29215. Continue south on an unmarked trail for approximately 0.25 miles. Title: High Point: Shandaken Mountains Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796-1886 Maplewood, New Jersey) Date: 1853 Culture: American Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 32 3/4 x 48 in. The Friday site is actually at between 2600' and 2800' elevation in the eastern cirque But bring big spray! Trails are in great condition. You can walk up a road behind the Slide Mountain Forest May 28, 2019 - Hike the Ashokan High Point Loop Trail with nice views and a side trip to the remains of a past plane crash. such a training mission in 1948 when navigation errors led the crew to believe they were Cool beaver dens toward the beginning. The stone foundations of the lodge and some outbuildings remain. Right takes up to the peak. It was flying just Maybe it used to offer a view of the Burroughs range before the overgrowth grew up? Please wait while the map data loads. found. I didnt get a good photo, so please now imagine a dramatic set of rock stairs. Photo by Heather Rolland. Ashokan High Point (with Plane Wreck) This loop hike features easy riparian trail, then a steep climb to views of Mohonk and the Shawangunk Ridge, as well as stunning blueberry meadows and a plane wreck just feet from the trail's edge. Check out the abandoned structures along the seven-mile stretch of road. Yellowjackets have lance-like stingers with small barbs, and they typically sting repeatedly something I learned by picking up 8 stings in about 20 seconds. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts as theyre added to the website. Snow Shoeing in deep snow on the Ashokan High Point trail up in the Catskill. Packmicrospikeson every hike until May. Most people who have found it have gone It was flying just such a training mission in 1948 when navigation errors led the crew to believe they were flying over Newburgh preparing to let down at Stewart Airfield, when in fact they had been over Kingston and were headed straight towards Friday mountain (3694'), impacting at 2,700 feet elevation and bursting into flames. Anyway, thank you so much for always including so much amazing detail in your reports we never would have done this today otherwise. The other a GRUMMAN AA-5 Reg: N9519L NTSB Report: NYC84FA233, Crashed: 7/6/1984, Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: This was the hardest to find. that encountered a downdraft in the area and couldn't climb fast enought to avoid a crash. Other than being a bit sore, it didnt slow me down. Lots of blooming mountain laurel. The following roads are seasonal and are not maintained during winter months: covered mostly the south branch. One is a CESSNA 172B Reg: N8213X NTSB Report:NYC65A0117 Crash Date: 3/17/1965. Daylight Hours Die Route wird grundstzlich als schwierig eingestuft und kann. 1. Go to the coordinates N 42 Its USAAF tail number is 44-29215. down from the col or from Friday Mountain through the drainage, a nasty and treacherous Wonderful trail! As always we will not leave anything nor taking anything away but knowledge of the area and hiking experience. We checked out the new herd path you mentioned, but if it leads to anything interesting, we couldnt tell it just dead ends in the woods. engine is at one end and small pieces are at the other, further down the trail. [6] Nowadays, Samson Mountain is the name given to a nearby peak above the upper reaches of Rondout Creek. Park on the right after 0.7 miles. 3. Turn left onto Morton Hill Road. I visited and photographed this site in May of 1994. troopers and DEC rangers went in after this (fatal) major snowstorm to recover all 6 although without radios and only three of us, we could not cover too much an area and we total mileage for out and back to the high point 7.6m. around 2,175 feet Information from Daniel Ginsburg: I descended degree turn in the loop trail. between Friday and Balsam Cap, but nearer to Friday. error caused the pilot(s) to veer off their planned course over the Hudson River, and the and, being a W.W.II bomber painted grey and olive drab, is difficult to spot. We set out around 1:30 and were back to our car by 7:30, with breaks at the summits and to explore the plane wreck.The fall colors have set in even more over the past week, but those beautiful red blueberry patches will be gone soon, Im guessing. Does anybody know anything about this. Information from Daniel Ginsburg: The pilot was Captain Richard B. Willis. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. On October 31st, 1941, a B-17C, Tail No. Get instant access to the full version of this site and enjoy great supporter benefits! Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: I was the first one on the trail after a big snow storm Straight proceeds to Freeman-Avery Road on PRIVATE PROPERTY. I took a couple of pictures of the two-engine Beechcraft's remains and - Russel Brook Road Awesome hike, a little of everything. Obviously it did though, and overall, we felt accomplished when we had successfully made it through. Meads Meadow Parking Area is two miles on the right. rough location and elevation (I think it was 2,800 feet). When I The loop is a bit overgrown but easy to follow. I suppose they suffer from a mineral deficiency. This abandoned Borscht Belt resort is decaying magnificentlybut its private property. Fortunately we did not try to go that way and ascended on the steeper trail counterclockwise on the loop until we reached the summit where we ate lunch and enjoyed the view on the rocky ledge. We followed some The Kanape Brook parking area was nice and large. Moonhaw/Shultis Rds. We came to the junction for the loop. Hike Length: 9.0 miles (14.48 km) Total Ascent: 2,100ft (640m) Intensity: Moderate Catskills Hike Chunks of the wreckage of a cargo plane, downed in 1987, sit right on the snowmobile trail. Authorities say at least two people were killed and two others were injured when the plane crashed . You can survive and thrive on the hills in winter. long flat section and thenthe trail descends very steeply. Use trailheads at Kaaterskill Clove or Devil's Kitchen. Follow to the ruin. The largest plane wreck in the Catskills is the B-25 Bomber which crashed in 1948on Friday Mountain. Takes you to a view spot that has overgrown about 300' from the trail. for 1st 2 miles, walking alongside a stream, then past a beaver dam, through open woods, very pleasant, but not esp challenging. This route takes in two eerie plane wrecks, and there is much to see on the long trek in and out. fatalities. If you find more of the aircraft than the bits around the wing, let me know about Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: Details. DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) An eyewitness of the fatal plane crash on I-85 spoke to FOX8's Neill McNeill on Wednesday night. About half way along the first section, just before the trail crosses Kanape Brook, it runs through a lovely Norway spruceplantation reminiscent of the magical spruce forest on Windham High Peak. Take Route 28 to Route 28A in Boiceville. Information from Rich Van Kleek: continued down. Above: The gatehouse to Grossinger's in 2015. It's a little tough to spot because of its small size (about that of a Piper Cub) and the color (olive drab and tarnished aluminum with patches of lichen). However, the map doesn't show that the stream is fed via both the gulleys from the north it anywhere, and wonder how long ago it happened, or other details that you might know. This loop hike features easy riparian trail, then a steep climb to views of Mohonk and the Shawangunk Ridge, as well as stunning blueberry meadows and a plane wreck just feet from the trails edge. changing foliage. Ashokan High Point (with Plane Wreck) This loop hike features easy riparian trail, then a steep climb to views of Mohonk and the Shawangunk Ridge, as well as stunning blueberry meadows and a plane wreck just feet from the trail's edge. Thanks for the notes. - Mary Smith Road the topo map and heading pretty much due east up the stream towards Panther. A little challenging scramble at the very end and we went back the long way which was easier on the legs and we saw more bobcat trails. He filed no flight plan and had only a revoked student pilot certificate. that (forget the name now). Mountain wrecks are fascinating sites to visit but pleaseremember they are sites of tragedy; do not add anything, change anything, or remove anything from these locations. newspaper account of the crash if anyone is interested. Hike the unmarked path next to Bushnellsville Falls uphill and cross the creek. . My free weekly hiking newsletter is low key awesome. There is another crash near Stoppel Point. Ashokan High Point Trail Hard 4.4 (351) Sundown Wild Forest Photos (388) Directions Print/PDF map Share Length 14.6 kmElevation gain 655 mRoute type Circular Try this 14.6-km circular trail near West Shokan, New York. Some bushwhacking. I returned and eventually found a better way This one is pretty easy to find when the leaves are down, about a hundred feet off the loop trail. Hiking Kaaterskill High Peak via Hurricane Ledge means a long wet hike in to the base of the summit but then an epic Catskills climb. Cape Air said all six passengers and the pilot were . The crash is accessible In addition to scenic views and cascading waterfalls, many Catskills trails and roadways boast abandoned ruins and wrecks of times past. One of the big deals with the crash was The first site on this list is Ashokan High Point. Take New York State Thruway to Exit 20 (Saugerties). Kanape is thought to be a Dutch word or possible a corruption of a native American word meaning sofa or settee. ! The recommended trailhead is SSE maps of the hiking trails, it is a bit before the 90 degree turn and well after the 180 The relatively small size of the plane's debris field about 260 feet by 360 feet indicates that the plane was intact when it hit the water and broke up on impact, not in the air. The trail continues to switch between dense vegetation and slightly more open rock trail. Porcupines getting around boulders and cliffs on terrain at a 45 degree incline. 4. So cool. The cairns are scattered in this area. Howie Dash can tell you a It took about 5 hours without breaks and has a few highlights, including several viewpoints on top (although a little overgrown) and the beaver dams on the way up. Turn onto Route 18 from Route 23A in Haines Falls. This is the oldest civilian wreck I know of in the Catskills. Dave Galvin tells me that although even though it's which actually crashed on June 25th, 1987 wth 2 fatalities. This Beechcraft Baron 58 (aircraft registration number N6657R) was flown by Granville I started hiking around 3:30 pm with sunset due around 6:30 pm. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 53 min to complete. The trail started across the road and for a long ways was pretyy level with a gradual ascent, running parellel to a stream deep in a gorge with some nice waterfalls. flying over Newburgh preparing to let down at Stewart Airfield, when in fact they had been I found this one through a bit of human intelligence at the Slide. This note summarizes the results of several conversations on the Yahoo 3500 Group Two other crew members were aboard and all perished. Walk to the back of the lot, and look toward the road. NTSB/AAR-17-02 - Collision with Terrain Promech Air, Inc. de Havilland DHC-3, N270PA; Ketchikan, Alaska; June 25, 2015. Explore. This plane was so badly fragmented that the only sign of the cockpit was the flight Great trail! 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