D&H canal

"Such a clean trail. Very pleasant"

"Long Canal path, not crowded, nicely wooded, quiet. Go!"

"We live in Wurtsboro and have explored the canals and trails that the town offers multiple times. The trails are easy to walk and perfect for family and friends to enjoy. Young and old alike can easily walk the trails. There is a new trail now in town that allows you to do a nice loop around. We went the other day and started from the new fire house path and turned around at the Albanian dog property. This is around 5 miles or so but you don’t even feel it if you were like us and just taking pictures and having a slow stroll. The trails are open on the fire house side and there are a few Pokémon Go stops too for those that play. The other new trail is more closed off but it’s still magical and there are benches around the water for you to sit down and relax or bird watch."

"A perfect place for a walk along a well shaded gravel rail to trail. Walked it from the lot outside of Wurtsboro, NY, N209 for about 45 minutes. Saw a building on the right near the canal. Walked down to it, an interpretive Center. Crossed the canal and walked a well maintained grass walk way back. A really nice loop!"

"The D&H Canal was built in 1828 to move coal from Honesdale Pennsylvania to the Rondout (on the Hudson River) at Kingston, NY. The full length of the canal operated until 1898 and the section from Rosendale to Kingston until 1905 transporting Rosendale cement. The remaining towpath is great for walking and the sections that are open between Wurtsboro and Summitville are totally flat and a very easy walk. Some parts of the canal still hold water and there is a wide variety of plant and animal life to be seen along the old towpath as well as some remains of canal infrastructure such as the Roebling Viaduct over the Delaware River, Hornbeck's Basin, and the locks near High Falls."