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. Not really many good views except at the very top. About; North Carolina fatal crashes (810) View all crashes on a map. It really helps offset costs and keep things humming nicely here. Go now! Large lot for popular destination. Allow 5 1/2+ hours in good weather. the main components (cockpit parts as well)of the plane so far down slope? incorporated additional information from Daniel Ginsburg, Rich Van Kleeck, Kenneth [2] [3] High Point is the loftiest part of a massif that includes the adjacent Mombaccus Mountain, Little Rocky and South Mountain. Information from Tim Kelly Cox: Get Directions Kanape Brook and Ashokan High Point Catskill Park Follow an old woods road with a gradual incline along scenic Kanape Brook then ascend more steeply on a footpath with rocky sections to the summit of Ashokan High Point. 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. The trail follows Kanape Brook. N42 13.548 W74 3.872 The B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the drainage crashed on the evening of March 31st, 1948. discernable. Snow Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: - Ploutz Road. Two descriptions. Great trail. Thanks so much! Its USAAF tail number is 44-29215. Very manageable if your looking to get some easier miles in. Three of us did a hike by spotting a car on Fox Hollow and then leaving from CR47 by How to Winter Hike Go LEFT. Road Closures Investigators quickly determined that the plane, which was scheduled to fly from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, was intentionally flown into a mountain range by copilot Andreas Lubitz. Wittenberg, Cornell, and Slide Mountain Trail, Friday Mountain and Balsam Cap from Moon Haw Road, Burroughs Range Trail (Wittenberg, Cornell, Slide Trail), Peekamoose Mountain via Peekamoose-Table Trail, Terrace Mountain via Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail, Table, Peekamoose, Lone and Rocky, Balsam Cap and Friday Loop, Slide Mountain via Phoenicia-East Branch Trail, Catskill Interpretive Center Nature Trail, Friday, Balsam Cap, Rocky and Lone Mountains, Samuel's Point via Phoenicia East Branch Trail. ! We had an amazing time! This area has been well-known since the 1800s as a great place to pick blueberries. "Ashokan High Point Trail | Peekamoose New York Hikes", "Ashokan High Point Hike and Map with picture of benchmark", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashokan_High_Point&oldid=1145376438, This page was last edited on 18 March 2023, at 20:53. The lower ledge is well protected from the elements. You can also look down at the lower ledge, where these friendly people were setting up their camp for the night. House to the crash site. Turn right onto Lundy Road. And the small plane wreck reminded me of thetwo small plane wrecks on Kaaterskill High Peak. Although I attempted originally to reach the crash site from above from both ends of Turn right and follow the snowmobile trail to the summit. Ashokan High Point When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. from below via Winter Clove, but is a very strenuous climb around boulders and very steep Great trail! friends after. DISTANCE Marvel at the destructive power of water. . - Mary Smith Road This one claimed 6 lives and occurred on You can survive and thrive on the hills in winter. This note summarizes the results of several conversations on the Yahoo 3500 Group 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). Not much of a view, slippery leaves going downhill but no sign of plane crash. Youll see an arrow sign with a red blaze pointing down and across the road. He left the Guard in 2014 to join the Army . Ill be back. 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. If you do the loop at this time of year, I recommend pants since you will get scratched by the mountain laurel branches. The plane wreck on Ashokan High Point is only feet from the trail. - , , (, ); The Ashokan High Point Trail continues on your left. : 5. Or you can continue onwards and descend Ashokan High Point via the longer western route its a 2.5 mile trek back to the main junction. Above: The moss-covered "Grinch House" and a peculiar outbuilding. Honestly, this pair of knobs barely qualifies as a mountain, and I can find no modern map reference to Hoopole though Kudish mentions Hoop Pole Mountainon page 150. Above: An abandoned house on Lundy Road. View at the top was fantastic. Packmicrospikeson every hike until May. Note that I have not been to most of these sites myself, and the descriptions and fatalities. As the years have passed, the wreckage has become engulfed by the surrounding forest, leaving only fragments of the plane and its history as a poignant testament to the unforgiving nature of the wilderness. 2. 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. No ice. All Original Content 2018-2023. NJ (Trenton). total mileage for out and back to the high point 7.6m. During those months, he repeated sketches he had made of a nearby mountain, High Point (also known as Ashokan . The B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the drainage crashed on the evening of March 31st, 1948. How Dont follow the old road any further, as the land soon becomes private property but this is also the beginning ofthe bushwhack route up to Mombaccus. The recommended trailhead is SSE undertaken. ace with the 44th Fighter Squadron. the trees are gorgeous right now, there was an There are possilby two crash sites on Overlook. it anywhere, and wonder how long ago it happened, or other details that you might know. that goes almost to it. 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). He crashed as a result of severe downdrafts Yeah, pretty much a groomed x-ski scenario for 2.7 mi until the turn that actually climbs the shoulder of AHP when it becomes your typical narrow foot trail. Reviews Ashokan High Point Overview of this Hike: Distance: 9.19 miles round trip from the DEC Parking Lot on Peekamose Road (rt 42). Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 53 min to complete. The largest plane wreck in the Catskills is the B-25 Bomber which crashed in 1948on Friday Mountain. This is another old bomber. First published on Sun 6 Nov 2022 03.44 EST. This DEC Sundown Wild Forest page states: Repeated fires have created a ridge-top blueberry heath with impressive westerly views of the Rocky-Balsam Cap-Friday Mountain ridge, especially adjacent Hoopole Mountain. (Hoopole Mountain is a reference to pair of small knobs youll hike over before your final descent to the main junction.). nice story about the day after this happened. I returned and eventually found a better way where a number of aircraft crash sites are listed as geocache locations. We did this hike yesterday. The Friday site is actually at between 2600' and 2800' elevation in the eastern cirque - Beaverkill Road Left takes you to Ashokan High Point. This is rare hike in the Catskills that has pretty good cell reception almost the entire way. This remarkable promontory has claimed more lives than just John T. Grace, who perished Listed below are the hikes with crash sites Ive been to, but there are many more: on Doubletop, Overlook, Stoppel Point, South Mountain, West Kill, Ashokan High Point, Arizona Mountain, even on Panther and Slide mountains. Ormsbee trail I just volunteered to Adopt. Turn onto Route 18 from Route 23A in Haines Falls. In addition, I have When I is located just below the south summit) N42 01.462 W74 31.460, Information from Ted Ripley-Duggan: All Rights Reserved.Mountain-Hiking.com is a designICU project. 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. Piper PA-32 (aircraft registration number N7146C) was an air taxi cargo flight which actually crashed on June 25th, 1987 wth 2 fatalities. As always we will not leave anything nor taking anything away but knowledge of the area and hiking experience. Of course, I found this one through a bit of human intelligence at the flight. Follow to the Escarpment Trail (approximately two miles). The single engine jet was manufactured by Lockheed Martin in 1955. killing both test pilots. Pretty slippery with the wet leaves and snowmelt, Snowshoes are needed. Trail in great condition. This abandoned Borscht Belt resort is decaying magnificentlybut its private property. Head out on this 14.6-km circular trail near West Shokan, New York. Reminded me of the AT with the built in steps. I was the first one on the trail after a big snow storm Slide. Ashokan High Point (3080') is one of the Catskill 100 highest mountains only 500' lower than the 35's. Cape Air said all six passengers and the pilot were . NTSB/AAR-17-01 - Aircraft Accident Report: Loss of Control at Takeoff Air Methods Corporation Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e, N390LG ; Frisco, CO; July 3, 2015. Information from Daniel Ginsburg: At higher elevations,snowshoes are still necessary in The Catskills. Views were ok at top. go to the right for a counterclockwise out and back. the contibutors listed above. Road Closures You can see Mohonk, Skytop and the Shawanagunk Ridge. An absolutely delightful hike from Colgate Lake, around Lake Capra, and along Stoppel Points beautiful and scenic escarpment ridge. descent. One plane, operated by . . trainer) that crashed on Thansgiving day in 1957. the topo map but before the Giant Ledge/Panther trail from fox Hollow road. Kanape is thought to be a Dutch word or possible a corruption of a native American word meaning sofa or settee. ( ! adverse weather conditions attempting to clear the summit without success, resulting in 2 From the Ashokan High Point summit, continue on the red-blazed trail for 1/10ths of a mile to a short unmarked side trail on the left that leads to views. Weather Guide to Ashokan High Point WWII Airplane crash 227 views Aug 28, 2021 9 Dislike Share Save jay creature 263 subscribers kanape Brook trail head to the WWII trainer plane crash site on. We came to what loop like a long beaver dam and passed theough a lovely evergreen forest. Ashokan High Point Trail Hard 4.4 (364) Sundown Wild Forest Photos (394) Directions Print/PDF map Length 9.1 miElevation gain 2,148 ftRoute type Loop Discover this 9.1-mile loop trail near West Shokan, New York. The contributors to this The other pilot was Don Seaver. 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. Ashokan High Point (3080') is one of the Catskill 100 highest mountains only 500' lower than the 35's. Sunrise Apx:6:44 am I Google Maps Location: 41.935832, -74.327768, The map below shows the exact topographic location of the trailhead. ): (Video: Reuters) The first victim, a woman, was. "What the heck is this doing here?" Balsam Cap/ Friday They were so aggressive! Civilian, NTSB: NYC83FA192 date: 7/24/1983 reg#: N2617A BEECH V-35-A. You can read about my own trips to these crash sites in the following hike Better to go up and back down the same way. Theres what looked to me to be a small beaver dam a bit before you turn off the old fire road and start the steep section. Van Wyck Mountain, midway up summit ridge from Bull Run. along with his family while flying to Vermont for ski weekend. Im so glad you did that and had a great time! Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts as theyre added to the website. Went anticlockwise Nice trail to start the season, 1 mile of ice on op from 3.8 to 4.8 (we went up counterclockwise. Two previous hotels occupied the site; both were destroyed by fire. Luckily, Im not allergic and I carry alcohol swabs in my pocket, so I was able to deal immediately. But bring big spray! Many overgrown areas. trailhead is across road from parking area. Easily reached by snowmobile in Winter. You Looking at the Note that the trail is extremely popular and parking is limited. Follow me onFacebook, Twitter, YouTubeand Instagram. 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. the topo map and heading pretty much due east up the stream towards Panther. On October 31st, 1941, a B-17C, Tail No. Details. Make immediate left between stone walls and park where gravel ends. Just not always. Stoppel Point 1 Photo by Acroterion, via Wikimedia Commons. Hike on the road, continuing past the trails on your right. Left takes you on the much longer trail to the peak. We'll visit the site of a WW II trainer crash. Photo by Acroterion, via Wikimedia Commons. Geniee diesen 15,0-Kilometer langen Rundweg in der Nhe von West Shokan, New York. Hike, bike or drive past some of the more accessible abandoned places. There is a plane wreck in the woods off the Escarpment Trail between Boulder Rock and We crossed a lopsided bridge and then sticks that served as a bridge. Up to 10 miles. A few patches without. Above: The stone foundations of Coykendall Lodge. knew him to be a very accomplished pilot, but the crash was ruled pilot error because of Information from Rich Van Kleek: observations and several geocaches. 5. This Beechcraft Baron 58 (aircraft registration number N6657R) was flown by Granville Tucked away in the Kanape Valley, the stone walls of a blind hermits home still stand. Really fun to do in winter. It was more or less instant. Does anybody HIGH POINT, N.C. The Frazier Downs subdivision marked one year Friday since a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a two-story home on Brian Hollars Court. Beautiful snow up there right now. Small passenger plane crashed in flying over Newburgh preparing to let down at Stewart Airfield, when in fact they had been Follow to the ruin. Did this exact route today including Little Ashokan thanks entirely to your detailed report and beautiful photos. photographed the site in September of 2003. was determined to be clouds, darkness and pilot flying VFR into high terrain. Work at a Margaretville healing & retreat Center! Dave Galvin tells me that although even though it's check out. cliffs of the escarpment. I couldnt summit today due to daylight, knee deep snow and fatigue. John Canape was one of the first settler-farmers in the area. I was going to contact the region 3 DEC My network is Verizon. 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