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Route 23A Catskills: Palenville to Prattsville
Palenville to Prattsville
- Distance
- 28 mi
- Riding Time
- 41 min
- Climb
- 2,549 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October, with fall color in early October.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Palenville, Tannersville, Hunter and Prattsville.
- Watch For
- Steep, tight curves through the clove, cars and hikers parked along the road near the falls, rockfall, and wet pavement.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
NY 23A climbs steeply out of Palenville through Kaaterskill Clove, a deep gorge in the Catskills, passing Bastion Falls and the trailhead for Kaaterskill Falls. Above the clove it runs through Haines Falls, Tannersville and Hunter, then follows the Schoharie Creek valley to Prattsville.
Stops
- StartPalenville
- FinishPrattsville
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