A Few Rules and Requests

When traveling the trail on bike, horseback, or just jogging please call out or ring your bike bell to slower moving pedestrians ahead of you so that they may safely give you right of way.

While the user portion of the trail runs from ten feet to fifteen feet wide, the ownership of the trail by the town actually conforms to the 66 foot width originally bought up by the New York Ontario and Western Rail Road (the "O&W") in the early nineteen hundreds. Trail users are asked to respect these limits. Please do not to wander off the cleared portion of the trail on to private land.

Adjacent private land owners are reminded not to place any structures, gardens, fences, etc on Town of Marbletown O&W Rail Trail property.

In August 2012 the Town Board enacted the dogs must be leashed regulation for the entire 8.7 miles of the rail trail. This was done upon recommendation of the Marbletown Trails Committee. The rule now conforms to many of the rail trails in the area and should make the trail a safe and pleasure filled experience for all trail users. Dog owners are asked to obey this rule and also the committee asks that you please clean up after your pet. New signs with these requests have been placed at each entrance to our rail trail. We aim to keep everyone visiting our Rail Trail safe. If you are on the Rail Trail and experience a loose dog, an aggressive dog, and/or an unleashed dog please contact Jill Shufeldt, Dog Control Officer, at (845) 626-5979. 

Please be advised if you are hosting an event that will be accessing/using the Rail Trail, please contact (845) 687-7500 ex170 to obtain a form that must be filled out and submitted to the Marbletown Youth and Rec Office.