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Relics of the past below Ashokan High Point’s summit
Ashokan High Point’s 3,081-foot peak occupies about half of the Olive neighborhood in upstate New York, but there’s far more within its wooded slopes than initially meets the eye. Trails unfold under a canopy of foliage, leading to a summit ledge with a craggy drop below. “Essentially, the way that we always describe Olive is it's not that close to anything, but it is pretty close to a ton of things,” says Megan Brenn-White, the founder and CEO of the Upstate Curious Team. “It’s in this incredibly beautiful area essentially at the base of the Catskills, so you just kind of drive up to get there from almost anywhere and then you have these beautiful winding roads and views of the mountains.”
Three particular features distinguish it, making trips to High Point as much about the flora and fauna as it is about unique sights along the paths. Just off a portion of the trail, the jagged and skeletal remains of a World War II-era plane jut up from the ground vegetation. The cockpit and its framework are discernible among the mangled pieces of metal, a relic of a time long past. Along the journey up the mountain, hikers also find “cairn fields” consisting of stacks of stones believed to have been constructed thousands of years ago. The final significant feature of the landscape is the “Blind Lady’s House,” a stone-walled ruin lying among the trees.
Rolling forest hills can be seen all throughout Olive.
Residents of Olive can take hikes to Ashokan High Point.
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Hiking up the mountain or fishing at Ashokan Reservoir
A 9-mile trail winds its way up the slopes of Ashokan High Point to its summit, allowing for access to and viewing of the plane wreckage, other ruins and the cairn fields. The trailhead is located off Watson Hollow Road in the southwestern part of the neighborhood.
The mountain isn’t the only recreational outlet in the neighborhood. Parts of the Ashokan Reservoir occupy Olive’s northern region. Though swimming is prohibited in the body of water, seafarers take to the waves for unpowered boating and fishing. The Ashokan Quarry Trail is among the paths that wind around the reservoir’s outer edges, and visitors to Lester S. Davis Park play basketball and baseball or hop in the pool. The Sundown Wild Forest and other preserves are nearby, as well.
Take a stroll along the scenic Ashokan Reservoir in Olive.
Toss a line in and see what you can pull up in the waterways in Olive.
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Olive Day celebrates neighborhood history
The town of Olive puts on Olive Day to commemorate the town’s heritage from morning to evening on a Saturday each September. “Olive Day is so cute,” Brenn-White says. “It’s a really sweet annual festival. I've been there a few times. It's a super beautiful setting, because where they have Olive Day and where the Olive Public Library is, you're near the reservoir but you're seeing the huge Catskills. It's a really beautiful setting. It brings a lot of the people from the community together, and they have contests and stuff.”
It was established in 1823 and, as such, celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2023, but the bicentennial was far from the first time residents have paid homage to the neighborhood. Located at the Davis Park Pavilion off Watson Hollow Road, a frog jump and 5K race are among the event’s traditions. Attendees also take in live music, engage in crafts and more.
Longstanding inns and bars in Olive
The Country Inn and Petaly’s Restaurant is the most prominent eatery in southern Olive. It serves as a bed-and-breakfast and a three-day-a-week restaurant that seats patrons indoors and out, even hosting holiday events. In the northern part of the neighborhood, Route 28 is the site of multiple dining establishments, including the Boiceville Inn and its freshly-baked pizza. For more general shopping, residents head to a Hannaford just under 15 miles northeast in West Hurley or Target and Walmart locations in Kingston, over 20 miles east.
One of Olive’s most unique outlets is Snyder’s Tavern, situated along Route 28A on the south side of the reservoir. The beloved dive bar’s exterior is one of aging siding, overgrown foliage and a turret of Victorian sorts, and was a filming location for a forthcoming horror movie. "Snyder's Tavern 100% looks like an abandoned building from the outside,” Brenn-White says. “You cannot believe that it’s still open when you drive by.” Neon signs indicate the barroom atmosphere inside, which also consists of a jukebox and a pool table.
Snyder's Tavern is a local favorite of Olive residents.
The Country Inn Restaurant Market and B&B is a local neighborhood landmark of Olive.
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Architectural variety spaced throughout Olive
Properties in Olive are spaced out and architecture varies widely, from ranch-style homes and sprawling vintage farmhouses to Cape Cods and contemporary designs. “You have cabins with a lot of character, mid-century stuff, A-frames and a lot of beautiful, old farmhouses,” Brenn-White says. “There’s even some stone houses from the earliest days, when the Dutch and English settled here.”
Prices rarely drop below $300,000 and often span up to $750,000. Large farmhouses and other custom homes typically run from about $900,000 up into the million-dollar range. “This whole area, the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, have two parallel markets,” Brenn-White says, adding that the second-home market is driven by the area’s natural surroundings and distance from the city. “One is people who are earning their salaries here and live here full-time. the other are people who either are weekenders or they work remotely.”
Cabin style homes and more can be found in Olive.
Farmhouses, barns, and farm inspired homes can be found all around Olive.
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Three schools on the same campus in Olive
Kids from kindergarten through third grade attend Woodstock Elementary School, located less than 10 miles northeast of the neighborhood in the town of the same name and rated a B-plus by Niche. The Olive neighborhood is the site of the rest of students’ education, continuing at the B-minus-rated Reginald Bennett Elementary School. On the same campus as Bennett Elementary, Onteora Middle School and Onteora High School serve grades seven to eight and nine through 12, respectively. Onteora Middle gets a B-plus from Niche, while Onteora High receives an A-minus.
Onteora High School has 413 students 87% of which are at least proficient in math.
Onteora Middle School has 171 students of which 47% of students are proficient in reading.
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Route 28 splits the Ashokan Reservoir
New York State Route 28 traces its way along the north side of the reservoir. It splits at the west end to also become Route 28A on the reservoir’s south side before merging back into one road before it reaches nearby Kingston. Kingston itself is about 20 miles east from the center of Olive, and access to the New York State Thruway is around the same distance from the neighborhood. “We always tell people you have to go 20 minutes before you can start to get anywhere from Olive,” Brenn-White says, “because you often have to drive 20 minutes to get to 28 or Route 209.” The thruway links to Albany about 70 miles north, New York City over 100 miles south and other major areas in the state.
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Olive Demographics and Home Trends
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