Outdoor Recreation: XC Skiing

NOTE: The NYSDEC has developed several accessible recreation facilities in the Catskills for individuals with disabilities. For a complete list go to the DEC’s Accessible Recreation Destinations page and search their lists for Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster Counties. For more information about NY state parks and other facilities visit Accessible Outdoor Recreation Destinations in and around the Catskills.

Northern Catskills Park

Cross-Country Skiing

Mountain Trails Cross Country Ski Center

Ice Skating

Windham Adventure Park

Southern Catskills Park

Cross-Country Skiing

Rochester Hollow in Big Indian. This beautiful trail offers excellent skiing for the intermediate skier.

Belleayre Mountain Ski Area. There are trails for beginners and for those with advanced skills.

Western Catskills Park

Cross-Country Skiing

Kelly Hollow in the Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest is a designated cross country ski area. Intermediate to advanced.

Ice Skating

Livingston Manor rink in Rotary Park on Pleasant Street in Livingson Manor – Facebook page (Pleasant Street is one block southwest of the stoplight on Main Street)

Northeastern Catskill Region

Cross-Country Skiing

Catskill Scenic Trail from Roxbury to Bloomville in Delaware County. Multiple access points, so customize your ski trip.

Ice Skating

Badgley Park in the Village of Middleburgh

If your taste in rinks goes more to the indoor, well groomed rinks, Saugerties has what you’re looking for in the Kiwanis Arena.

The Empire State Plaza in Albany turns into Empire Skate Plaza over the winter.

Northwestern Catskill Region

Cross-Country Skiing

Delhi Golf Course – groomed trails! – read more here

Catskill Scenic Trail – you’ll be sharing this trail with snowmobilers but they are usually pretty observant and courteous and mean you don’t have to make your own tracks.

Southeastern Catskill Region

Cross-Country Skiing

Mohonk Preserve – see above

Minnewaska State Park and Preserve – Extensive network of groomed trails.

Ice Skating

Mohonk Mountain House, in New Paltz, has a refrigerated rink in their Pavillion

Southwestern Catskill Region

Cross-Country Skiing

O & W Rail Trail – Two completed sections, one from Hurleyville to South Fallsburg, and one from Woodridge to Mountaindale.

Ice Skating

Hodges Pond, Oneonta — ice conditions can be checked by calling (607) 432-7997