Hike, bike, stroll, ski or horseback on the 26 mile Catskill Scenic Trail, an amazing rail bed preserved forever as a beautiful and well maintained. The trail runs through Stamford and can be accessed at a restored train station serves as an information center and houses the Catskill Revitalization Corporation, which owns and manages the Catskill Scenic Trail as well as the nearby Delaware and Ulster scenic railroad. Stamford sits at the base of 3,241-foot Mount Utsayantha. The mountain is named for a local American Indian maiden and the tragic legend at the heart of the story.