Directions from the North:
- Take exit 21 (Catskill) off of the NYS Thruway.
- Go through the toll booth to the traffic light and make a left toward Catskill.
- Staying in the right lane, exit onto Route 23 West.
- Travel Route 23 West to Route 32, (McDonald’s on the left).
- Turn left onto Route 32, traveling south, through the traffic light in Cairo.
- Take Route 32 to Story’s Corners, at the intersection of Route 32 and Route 23A.
- Make a right onto Route 23A, (traffic light), into the hamlet of Palenville.
- At the traffic light in Palenville, bear right, continuing on Route 23A up the mountain to Haines Falls for about 4.7 miles.
- Take a right at North/South Lake Road, (Greene County Route 18).
- Drive approximately 2.1 miles on Greene County Route 18 to Scutt Road, (Turn right). If you’ve gotten to North/South lake gate, you’ve gone too far.
- The group will meet in the Scutt Road parking area, on the right side of the road.
Directions from the South:
- Take exit 20 (Saugerties) off of the NYS Thruway.
- Take Route 32 North for approximately 7 miles to the blinking light, at the intersection of Route 32A and Route 32, (Big Belly Deli on the left and Ace of Clubs on the right.
- Take Route 32A to the traffic light in Palenville.
- Bear left at the traffic light in Palenville onto Route 23A for approximately 4.7 miles, traveling up the mountain towards Haines Falls.
- Take a right at North/South Lake Road, (Greene County Route 18).
- Drive approximately 2.1 miles on Greene County Route 18 to Scutt Road, (Turn right). If you’ve gotten to North/South lake gate, you’ve gone too far.
- The group will meet in the Scutt Road parking area, on the right side of the road.
Directions from the Mountaintop:
- From the traffic light in Tannersville, take route 23A east toward Palenville for approximately 1.7 miles.
- Take a left at North/South Lake Road, (Greene County Route 18).
- Drive approximately 2.1 miles on Greene County Route 18 to Scutt Road, (Turn right). If you’ve gotten to North/South lake gate, you’ve gone too far.
- The group will meet in the Scutt Road parking area, on the right side of the road.
Can’t make it to the monument when the group meets?
If you can’t make it to the monument when the group meets, but would like to visit anyway, park your car at the Scutt Rd. parking area. Hike down to the bottom of the hill, (Scutt rd) until you get to the stream. Follow the stream upstream until you get to a bridge, (very short walk), then follow the blue trail markers and signs to Layman’s Monument.
