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miharbio's picture

My group and I are leaving Friday evening for catskills, after everyone gets out of work. The problem is we have a nearly three hour drive to our destination (the end of denning road), which will likely mean that we will arrive at dusk if not darker. I told everyone to just bring a good flashlight and that we'd set up camp not too far from the car. We'll also have a fairly full moon with us. I've never actually been in this area though so I have no idea what to expect. Any advice?
srtmaintainer's picture

We talked about this on the phone last night ,correct?
miharbio's picture

can someone just quickly give me some information about fishing, I can't find a solid yes or no on whether or not I need a permit. I've read that I only need a permit if I fish in the reservoirs, but streams and rivers don't require a permit. Is this accurate?
srtmaintainer's picture

You will need a NY fishing license. The permit for NYC reservoirs is in addition to having the NY license.
miharbio's picture

yeah i forgot to ask you about that, thanks for the help again!
pcooper9's picture

We're trying to find a good place for primitive camping at Slide mounting for memorial day weekend. Does anyone have a recommendation? Thanks
miharbio's picture

I've never actually been in this area before, but the area I am frequently recommended is the junction at the end of denning road. You'll need a map to make the best decision on what is best for your group, but there are a lot of options. There is also a number of parking areas along branch road (or rt 47), that is probably your best bet for a short hike near slide.
majeedrahman@hotmail.com's picture

majeed-ur-rahman Thanks.
majeedrahman@hotmail.com's picture

majeed-ur-rahman I want to walk to the Tea town lake reservation. I have already walked from Croton Hormon RR station to the croton dam via the aqueduct trail. I don't know the rest of the route; may be via the briarcliff-peekskill trailway? Can anybody guide me? Thanks. majeed rahman.
Jane Daniels's picture

To get to Teatown from the Croton Harmon RR station, you have to use OCA to reach the dam. Go south on the Briarcliff Peekskill Trail BPT)which brings you to Teatown after crossning Blinn Road. You can take the BPT through Teatown and south to Ryder Road. at the southern terminus, walk west downhill to the Ossining RR station.

I would recommend you get a road atlas of Westchester County. Public transportation information the parks in Westchester is listed in Walkable Westchester. When there are long hkes to get to a park, the book says none available.   

miharbio's picture

Hello all, I am about to purchase the Harriman and Catskils mapset, and was wondering if there was any other trails that I should consider. I'm from new jersey, but from what I've read that wouldn't be the best option for backcountry hiking?. Can anyone recommend some backcountry trails with the option of fishing? I've never gone backcounrty on the east coast so I'm not sure exactly what to expect, or how much different it would be from the west. (I'm wondering about fires?) Would it be possible to actually catch and eat fish? I was looking at the prices for fishing licenses in NY, and they weren't bad so if anyone knows any more information I would appreciate it.
flyguy's picture

Sounds like you'd be happier heading to the Dacks, Harriman all warm water fish, Except - Island Pond & Askoti Don't plan on camping at the LT's - There party house's Catskills - there's a lot of good places - Grab a VO (Venture out) map
sknyjohn's picture

re: "LT's" in your post; what are the "LT's"? Thanks!
srtmaintainer's picture

If you want to be off the marked trails you may want to check out the east branch of the Neversink River in the Slide Mountain Wilderness area. Catskill map 143 in the new Catskill map set, map 43 in the older map sets. Yes fires are permitted, you will find all the regulations for that area on the back of the map. Andy
miharbio's picture

Are you allowed to set up camp and fires off the marked trails? Or are there specific shelters and marked locations? Is all this in the trail maps?
srtmaintainer's picture

The rules are on the maps, 150' from water, trails and roads. you won't have to worry about roads. It has been many years since I have gone to that spot. Used to be primitive sites with rock fireplaces as you went up the fisherman path, the red dotted line that crosses the creek several times on its way up. Andy
miharbio's picture

But I am a little confused. For one, I didn't realize catskills was so big. I have no idea where to begin. Another thing is the 'rules'? I saw one of the maps had the rules you just mentioned but not all of them, does that mean it only applies to that part of the catskills? Also the rules don't mention anything about fishing? I assume if you have a permit there is no problem? Is there any information on where there might be some good spots?
srtmaintainer's picture

I emailed you.
kasuncion6's picture

Hello, I'd like to try doing an overnight hike in the area, but do not have a car. Can anyone recommend any trails that allow camping and are accessible by public transportation? I'm in good shape and enjoy rock scrambling, but will need a trail that has decent flat areas for camping. Many Thanks, Kara
Michael K7's picture

If you have the Harriman/Bear Mountain Map set, you could hike the entire Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail. Metro-North goes to Manitou (but only on weekends and holidays), and NJT stops at Suffern. There are 2 shelters along the trail, and the southern one has a flat open area behind it that you could easily set up a tent if that's what you want. I haven't been on the northern part of the trail yet, but in a few weeks i plan on hiking the entire thing in one day, so if you're still looking for info at that point, i'll let you know what i find. I don't know if you are allowed to camp on the trail other than at the shelter areas.