RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Sanctuary — Attraction in Town of Catskill

I had been hiking here before but never reviewed it. If you want to walk the biggest loop(2 miles,) follow the red trail in, pick up the blue, pick up the white, then rejoin with the red again. You can also do shorter loops with only the red or blue. The red trail heading into the other trails is essentially a little “farm road.” There are benches, it’s flat, it’s also unfortunately mostly in the hot sun. Then you get to the forest and sweet sweet shade. There are also pretty amazing views of marshland. There is a place to launch kayaks. There are wooden bridges and wooden seating. I saw a snake and a big turtle. The trails are well maintained and well marked with flares. Other than it being hot and buggy on the first stretch, this was a pleasure. Make sure and climb the...

I was not sure how this place was going to be for a little hike. I will say it is very nice for a hike. Very well taken care of trail wise. Trails are marked very well. The trails in the woods are under trail clean up as you can see trees that came down, but they are being cut up and removed from the trail. Nice clear path down to the wooded trails very wide and easy walking for you if you have trouble walking. It was very interesting to see the bat houses that were here as well. It's very nice to see how the Boy Scouts have put time into this place. Parking was nice as well. It was also a plus to see a portal outhouse. Also, there is no litter on the ground that I have seen. Plus, there are no dog droppings on the...

Two of my sisters and I walked through the park and just loved it. We saw so many varieties of plants and flowers. We had started with the easy path, but because of all the rain in previous days, we were unable to continue on. So, we took another path up into the wooded area. We came upon several patches of honeysuckles and jack-in-the-pulpits. The violets were in abundance throughout our walk. As we were making our way along the path, a friendly owl led the way to show us...