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The Woodstock Environmental Commission sent a letter to the Woodstock Town Board, the Ulster County Trails Advisory Committee and the Ulster County Legislature urging support for “a trail-only policy” along the undesignated section of the U&D Corridor “as the only environmentally sound way to achieve the benefits of trail connectivity.” The letter, which was passed […]

The Woodstock Land Conservancy and the Catskill Mountain Railroad recently exchanged letters to the editor in the Kingston Wire showing two diametrically opposite viewpoints on the removal of the Basin Road trestle. Because facts do matter, here’s why WLC — the convening organization of the Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail coalition — wrote […]

We’ve heard a lot of folks ask “why can’t we do both rail and trail?” When we say “it’s too narrow for both,” it sometimes falls flat. So, for those who haven’t walked the corridor, we made a little video. See for yourself why the high fill section just west of Route 28A presents what […]

The coalition responded to the letter to the editor published in the Kingston Wire during the week of Dec. 15.

The Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail are surprised and disappointed by the Ulster County Legislature’s decision to withdraw Resolution 451. Read the full statement and the implications for the Ashokan Rail Trail.

There have been proposals to give the high fill section of the “undesignated section” what is called a hair cut, essentially cutting it down from its narrow width of approximately 14 feet to the 40 feet needed for both a shared-use trail that meets national standards and is ADA compliant and a railroad track. Nick […]

Members of the Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail presented at the Woodstock Environmental Commission in early December, and we were pleased to see the presentation covered in Overlook News. Check out the article here.

The Ashokan Rail Trail recently celebrated its sixth anniversary, so we’re collaborating with CPW: Center for Photography at Woodstock to launch the Happy Trails Photo Contest. Here’s your opportunity to show your love for the ART with your art. Do you have a breathtaking landscape photo capturing the ART or captured from the ART? What about […]

Press Release From Legislature October 21, 2025 Ulster County Legislature Approves Comprehensive Analysis of Undesignated Section of U&D Corridor Independent Study Will Provide Fact-Based Assessment of Trail, Rail, and Combined-Use Options (Kingston, NY) – The Ulster County Legislature voted this evening to authorize a $77,400 contract with Barton and Loguidice to conduct a comprehensive, impartial […]

Battle for the Ashokan Corridor Rail-and-Trail A fierce dispute over a two-mile rail corridor near the Ashokan Reservoir reveals escalating polarization over tourism and environmental stewardship. by Steven YoderOctober 22, 2025 At a little before 9am on the snowy morning of February 12, Keisha Hoerrner stepped into her office at the Woodstock Land Conservancy on Tinker Street. She’d […]

Thursday, June 26, 2025 The Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail coalition was distressed to learn through media‬ reports that equipment owned and operated by Catskill Mountain Railroad was vandalized.‬ ‭While we stand on opposite sides of a policy debate related to the undesignated section of the‬ Ulster & Delaware Corridor, we do not […]

Thursday, June 5, 2025 The Woodstock Land Conservancy today issued the following statement, following the 5-2 vote by the County Legislature’s Housing and Transportation Committee to postpone Resolution No 275: Members of the Housing & Transportation Committee are wrestling with a complex set of issues and questions related to the U&D Corridor Committee’s recommendation for a […]