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Information about Delmura Falls: |
Name: Delmura Falls |
County: Greene |
Region: Kaaterskill Clove |
Location: West side Kaaterskill Creek |
Order within ravine: 7th of 10drops (1=highest elevation) |
Drops within waterfall: 1 |
Total Height: ~25' |
Top Elevation: 1,414' |
Bottom Elevation: 1,394' |
Type of Waterfall: plunge |
Number of Drops: 1 |
GPS location: N42 11.521 W74 05.024 |
WGS84 location: 42.192017, -74.083733 |
Deg, Min, Sec location: N42 11 31, W74 05 01 |
UTM location: 18N 575655, 4671502 |
Previous or Alternate Names: none |
Description: Delmura Falls gets its name from the Spanish description of delmura, which means "wall". While this water fall is not very high, it does have a difficult wall to get up. This waterfall is a small waterfall when compared to other waterfalls in the Kaaterskill Clove. The are about 20 feet high, but they have their own beauty. They are located just below the Five Cascades. |
Hiking Distance: 1-2 miles one-way. |
Best time to Visit: Anytime |
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 6.6 miles to Cairo, NY |
Take a LEFT onto Rt 32. McDonalds Rest. on corner. |
Go approximately 7.7 miles on Rt 32 |
Take a RIGHT onto Rt 23A |
Go approximately 5.0 miles on Rt 23A . |
There is a small parking lot on the LEFT side of the road. Park here. |
On the uphill side of the parking lot there is a small trail that will take you down into the clove. It runs close to parallel to the road. It will essentially bring you down to Lake Creek. It is a bushwhack down to Lake Creek. |
There is trail that runs next to Lake Creek. Find a good spot to cross Lake Creek. Lake Creek can ONLY be crossed at low water! |
Find the bridge abutements that crossed Lake Creek on the old Rip Van Winkle Trail (old Rt 23a) |
Follow the Rip Van Winkle Trail for a while. You then need to break off from the old road and bushwhack to Delmura Falls. |