Recreation HIKING Minnewaska State Park 11,600 acres: carriage roads/trail system. Fee. Rt 44-55/New Paltz/255-0752 Wallkill Valley Railtrail New Paltz- intersects at Main St. by Wallkill River. Shaupeneak Ridge Recreation Area Old Post Road, Esopus. Newer trail, not crowded. Call 473-4440 for brochure/map. Great views. John Burroughs Slabsides/Preserve Home of world-famous naturalist Burroughs, with rustic preserve nearby. West Park. Floyd Ackert Road (9W, west at Marcel's Restaurant) Mohonk Preserve Free for members. Hike and learn. So, join. See calendar for special programs. 1000 Mountain Rest Rd/New Paltz/255-0919 The Ashokan Center An outdoor education center owned by Campus Auxiliary Services of SUNY New Paltz, where students can come to hike, mountain bike, canoe, and various other outdoor activities. www.AshokanCenter.org email: office@ashokancenter.org VILLAGE WALKS New Paltz Stop by the Bakery on No. Front Street and get a self-guided walking map of the Village. Highland Pretty downtown, old fashioned street lights. Varied architecture and connection to paved Railtrail. Rosendale Has not changed much in 100 years. Connection to Wallkill Valley Railtrail with great old bridge. Port Ewen Streets off Route 9W are quintessential small town America. Varied architecture. Klyne Esopus Musuem is on 9W in Ulster Park. Pink church on west side. Milton The Fugitive Kind with Marlon Brando was filmed here. See the movie. Then, see the setting in person. A village lost in time. Back to Top