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Information about Winter Clove Falls: |
| Name: Winter Clove Falls |
| County: Greene |
| Region: North-South Lake Region |
| Location: Below the Eastern Escarpment on the Kiskatom Brook |
| Order within ravine: 1st of 1 drops (1=highest elevation) |
| Drops within waterfall: 3 |
| Total Height: 126' |
| Top Elevation: 1,871' |
| Bottom Elevation: 1,745' |
| Type of Waterfall: Plunges & cascades |
| Number of Drops: 3 |
| GPS location: N42 13.509 W74 02.937 |
| WGS84 location: 42.22515, -74.04895 |
| Deg, Min, Sec location: N42 13 30, W74 02 56 |
| UTM location: 18N 578486, 4675213 |
| Named: Winter Clove Falls |
| Previous or Alternate Names: none |
| Description: This waterfall is located at the base of the Eastern Escarpment and east of North Mountian. The water fall is located in an area where snow last longer then many areas of the Catskill Mountains. This is how it got it's name. You can hike up both sides of the waterfall. It is difficult to get to the base of the waterfalls. It has two distinct drops followed by a long drawn out cascade. Due to it's location it is difficult to photograph. During the heat of the summer the water has very low volume. |
| Hiking Distance: 2 miles one-way. |
| Best time to Visit: Spring and Fall - Low volume of water in the heat of the summer |
| Map No: USGS: Kaaterskill Quad |
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Directions to Trail Head from New York State Thruway (Easist, not the shortest): |
| Take New York State Thruway to Exit 21 (Catskill). |
| Take a left out of the NYS Thruway entrance road. |
| Go approximately 1/4 mile |
| Take a right onto Route 23 West |
| Go approximately 10.7 miles on Rt 23 (past Cairo, NY and up the hill towards Windham) |
| Take a left onto Route 31 to Round Top, NY |
| Go approximately 3.7 miles on Rt 31 |
| Take a RIGHT onto Maple Lawn Road |
| Go approximately 1.3 up Maple Lawn Road. |
| At the top of the hill take a LEFT onto Floyd Hawver Road. |
| Go approximately 1-1/2 miles |
| Take a RIGHT onto Winter Clove Road |
| Follow Winter Clove Road to the very end (~1/2 mile) |
| Park by the Winter Clove Inn (www.winterclove.com) . |
| Parking Lot GPS: N42 14.455 W74 01.865 - WGS84: 42.240917, -74.031083 - Elevation: 1,013' |
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Comments about this Hike |
These waterfalls are located on NYS Land. But, to get to them you need to access State Land from private land. Most people access it from the Winter Clove Inn property (www.winterclove.com). If you need a place to stay, this is a great place to stay overnight. Upon arriving, go inside the Inn to the desk and ask for permission. They will provide you with a written map to led you from their property to NYS Land. Follow the instructions carefully. There are a lot of twist and turns to get to the trail to Winter Clove. It is a very nice and easy trail. Along the way you will also get the opportunite to see some rare trees in the Catskill Mountains. There is also a side trail that can take you to North Point and North Mountain. The trail ends at Winter Clove Falls. Just before you get to Winter Clove Falls there is a series of waterfalls on the left. Climbing up the bank to visit these waterfalls is difficult
Once at Winter Clove Falls, there is a trail that can take you to the top of the falls. Be careful near the top. The trail runs very close to the edge. You also need to be careful once on top of the falls. It is slippery. There is also a less travelled trail on the right side the Winter Clove Falls. The clove below the Winter Clove Falls is steep and dangerous, so you need to be very careful. |
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Pictures of Winter Clove Fall |
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View of Winter Clove Falls from the left side of the trail
Photo by Catskill Mountaineer |
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View of Winter Clove Falls from the base of the falls
Photo by Catskill Mountaineer |
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