Take your time, resting as needed. Ashokan High Points Summit Ledge & Views, Descend Ashokan High Point Trail via the Loop, Little Ashokan via a difficult bushwhack route, historical background to this by John Sasso, two small plane wrecks on Kaaterskill High Peak, Catskill3500 High Peaks | Ultimate Peakbagging Guide, How to Winter Hike: The Essential Roundup, Overconsumption in the Outdoors: How Brands Push Unnecessary Products. Park at the end of the road. Its a long and challenging hike, so plan for a full days outing. After 2.7 miles of gradual ascent, youll arrive at the col between Ashokan High Point at Mombaccus Mountain. The USAF T-33A training jet (tail number 55-4402) was just an hour out of Stewart Airfield The crash sites all date from a time when navigation technology was basic a time that is shockingly close to us. This aircraft remained fairly intact. My free weekly hiking newsletter is low key awesome. Turn right onto Lundy Road. Unkempt is an understatement. Photos from the scene posted to social media show a small plane in the trees off Race Point Road near the Provincetown airport runway. In any event, once youre over the knob,the trail takes a very sudden and sharp 90 left turn thats easy to miss. low-elevation flight ended when it met the relatively high elevation Burroughs Range in The file sort of languished in my desk for 30 years and I Information from Karl Klauss: Be careful. Wow, thats just so great. DALLAS Two historic military aircraft collided and crashed Saturday during an air show in Dallas, exploding into a ball of flames and sending black smoke billowing into the sky. I Daylight Hours This was a difficult hike for two beginner hikers. Authorities say at least two people were killed and two others were injured when the plane crashed . Take Route 28 to Route 28A in Boiceville. long flat section and thenthe trail descends very steeply. to spot because of its small size (about that of a Piper Cub) and the color (olive drab nice story about the day after this happened. This hike combines a 9 mile trail loop to Ashokan High Point (3080 feet, Catskill Hundred Highest #83) with a 5+ mile bushwhack to Little Rocky (3015 feet, CHH #95) and a short bushwhack to Little Ashokan. About 1000 feet northwest of Ashokan High Points summit, youll find two blueberry heaths. One of the crewman's sons wanted to locate the wreckage. Note that I have not been to most of these sites myself, and the descriptions and 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. 41.93571, -74.328383 Walk out of the parking lot and turn left on County Road 42 for a short distance. Great hike. This one claimed 6 lives and occurred on I'll come back When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. - Mary Smith Road There is a debris field that can be seen in fall/winter from the ledge on Overlook. Introduction. Take a left out of the NYS Thruway entrance road. Walk up Schutt Road and across Route 18 to find the Rock Shelter Trail. [4] [5] High Point was once known as "Samson" (after the Catskill tannery owner for whom Samsonville was named), and is so identified on a 1942 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark at the summit. returning from a routine flight to McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., crashed on take-off following a stop at Greensboro-High Point, N.C., to pick up one passenger. ! It rolled off the assembly line on September 9th, 1944 and See map. About; North Carolina fatal crashes (810) View all crashes on a map. N42 13.548 W74 3.872 error caused the pilot(s) to veer off their planned course over the Hudson River, and the Wonderful trail! They were so aggressive! This a tough, muddy, rewarding hike. Information from Tim Kelly Cox: 5. Marvel at the destructive power of water. Granted I hiked on a beautiful winter day (55f). Visitors should refrain from removing any artifacts or disturbing the sites in any way. , : The terrain is 3 and difficulty is 2 (out of 5). Walk across the road and toward the Ashokan to pick up the trail. Such markers are not always named for the summits on which they are placed. Thunderchiefs flying from Republic Aviation on Long Island collided during a test flight, Beautiful day! There still is alot of wreakage including engines and one ejector seat. One of the most well-known plane crash sites in the Catskills is the remains of a B-25 Mitchell Bomber that went down in 1948 near the summits of Friday and Balsam Cap mountains. A Piper Navajo (aircraft registration # N45CH), piloted by Timothy descriptions. Did this exact route today including Little Ashokan thanks entirely to your detailed report and beautiful photos. : Ashokan High Point (3080') is one of the Catskill 100 highest mountains only 500' lower than and look again. My It must be off in the woods to the right? Trail in great condition. There is areas on the north branch that we'd like to Civilian. 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. Better to go up and back down the same way. Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: Above: A view of abandoned Russell Brook Road. ROUTE TYPE - , , (, ); New life for Kutsher's resort as a yoga retreat center, Tannersville to tear down ruins of historic Cold Spring House, The girl within: The real story behind Harvey Fierstein's 'Casa Valentina', "Dirty Dancing" re-make to put a new generation of Babys in a corner, Holiday Shopping at the Huichol Art Gallery. Tim and I went to high school together in Hamilton twp. Take Route 23A in Tannersville to Route 16. When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. it anywhere, and wonder how long ago it happened, or other details that you might know. The Ashokan High Point trail is a very popular route for both casual hikers and overnight campers. insignia of the U.S.Army Air Corps on the wings, and the tailgunner's position is still Left takes you to Ashokan High Point. The rest of the loop is overgrown in spots and not as worth it. I started hiking around 3:30 pm with sunset due around 6:30 pm. Beautiful snow up there right now. The path of flight can be gleaned by examining the debris field. The loop is a bit overgrown but easy to follow. Samuel D. Coykendall, railroad magnate, built the lodge and Alder Lake in 1899. I remember his father now deceased saying that they pretty much flew into the Albany on foggy night that couldn't maintain altitude. at 2 miles, trail splits for loop, but isnt marked. - , , (, ); I didnt get a good photo, so please now imagine a dramatic set of rock stairs. and painful. and, being a W.W.II bomber painted grey and olive drab, is difficult to spot. Information from Daniel Ginsburg: Some notes on this survey marker which is labeled SAMSON, Survey marker on Ashokan High Peak (pointing toward the actual summit marker). By adhering to Leave No Trace principles and maintaining a respectful attitude, we can ensure the preservation of these important pieces of history for future generations to learn from and appreciate. preserving the lesser-visited crash sites. during a late summer thunderstorm on the afternoon of September 21st, 1983. What happened: Two planes collided at Chena Marina Airport 3 miles west of Fairbanks International. Go now! This route takes in two eerie plane wrecks, and there is much to see on the long trek in and out. Straight proceeds to Freeman-Avery Road on PRIVATE PROPERTY. For now, stay to the right. Fairly underwhelming lookout at the top and very overgrown on the second half of the loop (going counterclockwise). Friday and BC crashed in 1944 during a night training session. Takes you to a view spot that has overgrown about 300' from the trail. did they get it out of here? We managed to find the Sheriff at the time, a man named Kavanaugh, and he gave us a A small plane crashed into high-voltage power lines in Montgomery County, Md., on Nov. 27, cutting power to nearly 100,000 homes and businesses. Brought my dog, very dog friendly. the view at the top is nice but reservoir is obstructed by trees/leaves now. I have no details on this crash, but would ! Just not always. 1978, plaque at site, wreckage can sometimes be seen from Great Southern Overlook on (It was not a fire tower!). (Video: Reuters) The first victim, a woman, was. He had led a search crew who You'll hike left out of the parking lot, and soon cross the road turning right onto the red-blazed Ashokan High Point Trail. I descended Youll see an arrow sign with a red blaze pointing down and across the road. during a drought because the B-17 altimeter didn't work very well in dry weather and 2,800 The newly-expanded parkinglot is large and level, with space for many cars necessary because this destination is popular with both day hikers in search of beautiful hiking trail and campers looking to camp out in one of the sweetest and most accessible locations in the Catskills. This is the oldest civilian wreck I know of in the Catskills. Above: The gatehouse to Grossinger's in 2015. When visiting these plane crash wrecks, it is crucial to approach them with the reverence they deserve. There are two roadside stands that sell those on the way up from Ashokan Reservoir to the parking lot (both are on the right side of the road going up). He USAF, occasional remains can be found. At higher elevations,snowshoes are still necessary in The Catskills. We went flying quite often. ReadHow to Winter Hike: The Essential Roundup for everything you need to know. - / - ; The engines and wings are somewhat downhill from the main fuselage, and there loop trail. This is a common way-finding technique that means, Not this way!. Its USAAF tail number is 44-29215. Photo by Heather Rolland. At roughly 3,760' on SSW slope of summits. [6] Nowadays, Samson Mountain is the name given to a nearby peak above the upper reaches of Rondout Creek. his decision to fly that evening. Van Wyck 2 [2] [3] High Point is the loftiest part of a massif that includes the adjacent Mombaccus Mountain, Little Rocky and South Mountain. descent. The approach to the col is dominated by hemlock and mountain laurel. 3. Two men of the rescue party looking at a section of the wrecked fuselage of the TWA Super constellation plane that crashed . The contributors to this Two friends of mine did a bushwack to Panther mtn from Slide Mountain Road from the south Small passenger plane out of The summit can be accessed via the Kanape Brook Trail, which ascends from Ulster County Road 42 to the saddle between High Point and Mombaccus. Follow my @TotalCatskills account on Instagram for regular hiking inspo and safe, inclusive community. Pinterest. F: You share a fascinating story about culture and airline safety. trailhead is across road from parking area. I took a couple of pictures of the two-engine Beechcraft's remains and The crankshaft at the KHP summit is from the wreck which is 495 feet from the summit http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=cb90f77a-fb86-4e18-a4a7-c5a0803e68cd, This is solid accurateset of coordinates for the plane crash on Doubletop (which 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. Is is possible that perhaps my friend's coworker's father marked the wrong stream as if The Kanape Brook parking area was nice and large. to grind it all to dust. Cross the road, and continue over the footbridge. Continue until pavement ends. photographed the site in September of 2003. ROUTE TYPE that goes almost to it. But just past the logs youll find a primitive campsite on public land. The pilot was Captain Richard B. Willis. The stone foundations of the lodge and some outbuildings remain. Please wait while the map data loads. Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: One is a CESSNA 172B Reg: N8213X NTSB Report:NYC65A0117 Crash Date: 3/17/1965. degree turn in the loop trail. I was going to contact the region 3 DEC This appears to be the remains of a Cessna. Go RIGHT. Park at the Kanape Brook PA trailhead on the Peekamoose Road. Stay on top of breaking news and weather with the FOX8 mobile. which actually crashed on June 25th, 1987 wth 2 fatalities. don't have the history on it. - Beaverkill Road It really helps offset costs and keep things humming nicely here. I don't know what year this was. 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. One incredible view. Ashokan High Point is a 3,061 feet (933m) summit in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Turn right onto Route 3. Maybe it used to offer a view of the Burroughs range before the overgrowth grew up? feet about 3 miles from the nearest trailhead if you bushwhack the last quarter mile. Not surprisingly, the forward part of the fuselage, Near Escarpment Trail. It sounds like it might be? To say the Catskills are littered with plane wrecks is no exaggeration. The cairns are scattered in this area. I had them on and off in the beginning but they will be needed for majority of the trail. Many years ago this hike started from Freeman-Avery Road. My great-aunt was married to Sylvester Jones, son of John. As a precaution in these COVID days, disinfect your hands before signing in, then disinfect your hands again when youre finished. John T. Grace, who perished when the Piper PA-28 he was piloting (N1316T) crashed in foul weather next to the escarpment trail on May 26th, 1983 (Memorial Day weekend). One trail was blocked with sticks. 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. Selender, Alex Flegontov, Elie Bijou, and Matthew Rignanese. But who doesnt enjoy a new experience? 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 trail starts gently, and youll almost immediately pass the connecting junction (on the left) that youll be coming back down later. Closer to cliffs east of summit. From Liberty, take Route 52 to Grossinger Road. The B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the drainage crashed on the evening of March 31st, 1948. Details. The single engine jet was manufactured by Lockheed Martin in 1955. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 53 min to complete. The first site on this list is Ashokan High Point. Be sure to carpool; leave additional vehicles in the municipal lot on Rock City Road. That DEC page also states, A good view of the Ashokan Reservoir and the Rondout Valley framed by the Shawangunk Ridge is available from a large blueberry patch, a short but hilly bush walk to the northeast.. Park on the right after 0.7 miles. We did this hike yesterday. CAIRN FIELDSHALCOTT AND ASHOKAN HIGH POINT Ancient stone piles, believed to be 3,000 years old, are found in large groupings on these two mountains. =================================================== The trail was clear and mostly free of ice, just the back side of the high point was covered in snow and ice so Id probably recommend spikes if you do the whole loop. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts you may like. trails. Best Time to Hike:Anytime. This note summarizes the results of several conversations on the Yahoo 3500 Group A gradual uphill on a beautiful sunny day with Maryellen, Eric, Duncan, Carolynn, Debbie, and Dianna. Then we continued on to a large campfire and a view of the large reservoir that could be seen through the bare trees. Have to talk to him anyway for my maintenance friends who flew with him from time to time. NTSB/AAR-17-02 - Collision with Terrain Promech Air, Inc. de Havilland DHC-3, N270PA; Ketchikan, Alaska; June 25, 2015. feet could be read as 28,000. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E4D81E38F937A1575AC0A965948260, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=cb90f77a-fb86-4e18-a4a7-c5a0803e68cd. A ghost town that is a perfect spot for beginner mountain-biking adventures. 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. Disclosure: Links to external websites on this page may be affiliate links. 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