5.59 mi, 453' gain, 1h32m RT. Windham NY roads 25/46 mi.
Excited following a very successful and enjoyable walk the previous day, I headed up to Windham after work to walk a mid-sized loop east of the center of town. This loop included part of Route 23, the most major thoroughfare in the town, which I wasn't really looking forward too, but getting it over with and covering the rural and, in some places, downright pastoral Old Road. I parked at the parking area for the Escarpment Trail off of Cross Road and headed off on a somewhat less enjoyable walk.
Roads walked: NY-23, Cross Road, Old Road
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| The limb of Elm Ridge towers over Route 23 in this view from the parking lot. |
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| Bright green grasses grow out of the side of a small stream fed by Silver Lake. |
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| Signage where the highway crosses the Blue Line delineating the border of the Catskill Park. |
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| Mount Zoar seen over a scenic swamp to the north of the highway. |
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| Van Loan Hill is one of two twin domes along the border of Windham and Jewett. This view is seen from near the Windham Path, a popular walking spot in Brooksburg. |
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| Hunter Mountain rises ten miles to the south over one of many long private drives off of Old Road. |
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| Hunter Mountain isn't visible from many places in Windham but it graces the skyline from Old Road. Zooming on the picture reveals the fire tower on its summit. |
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| Windham High Peak over Old Road. While Windham is heavily forested, Old Road is the first place I've walked in the down that's dominated by open fields and meadows. |
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| The Stavros Cemetery is home to graves dating to the early 19th century. |
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