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FIELDLone 1913d ago
This is a challenging 6.5-mile bushwhack thru-hike over North Dome and Mount Sherrill that requires advanced navigation skills and solid off-trail experience. T…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCascade 1936d ago
This is an evergreen trail guide describing the hiking route to Balanced Rocks and Pitchoff Mountain summit, noting it is a short but challenging out-and-back h…
confidence: Low
FIELDHurricane 1949d ago
Big Crow Mountain is a steep but short hike in Keene, NY with excellent views of Hurricane Mountain and 28 other high peaks. The route can be extended as a loop…
confidence: Low
FIELDPitchoff 1949d ago
Pitchoff Mountain is a popular, well-traveled trail in Lake Placid with multiple trailhead options, offering lookouts throughout and steep sections that can be …
confidence: Low
FIELDHunter 2005d ago
This is an evergreen trail guide to Twin Mountain via Jimmy Dolan Notch describing the route, terrain, and seasonal conditions. The guide notes that winter trav…
confidence: Low
FIELDCatskill 2014d ago
A trail guide describing the Kaaterskill Rail Trail, a flat 1.5-mile converted railroad bed in the Catskills leading to views of Kaaterskill Falls. The guide no…
confidence: Medium
FIELDBalsam 2021d ago
An evergreen route guide for Belleayre via Lost Clove, featuring a relentlessly steep ascent through Lost Clove followed by a ridge walk with occasional views o…
confidence: Low
FIELDCatskill 2031d ago
A detailed evergreen route guide for Mill Brook Ridge via Kelly Hollow, describing the easy trail through Kelly Hollow paired with a steep bushwhack ascent to t…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCatskill 2094d ago
The herd path from Ashokan High Point down to Little Ashokan is a steep, unmaintained, and challenging route requiring off-trail experience. The descent feature…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCatskill 2094d ago
An evergreen trail guide to the Ashokan High Point loop in the Catskills, describing an easy initial section followed by steep climbing and descent through scen…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam Cap 2112d ago
A detailed evergreen trail guide describing the Slide-Cornell-Wittenberg traverse, a challenging multi-peak route with technical scrambles, rocky ledges, and na…
confidence: Medium
FIELDHunter 2121d ago
A detailed evergreen trail guide describing the Hunter Mountain loop route via Spruceton and Devil's Path trails, including terrain characteristics, muddy secti…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCatskill 2129d ago
A detailed trail guide for the Long Path over Ginseng Mountain and Mount Hayden in the northern Catskills, describing an out-and-back route with steep but non-t…
confidence: Low
FIELDIndian Head 2130d ago
Detailed trail guide for the counterclockwise loop route on Sugarloaf via Mink Hollow and the western "Suicide Side," featuring steep rocky and muddy sections w…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCouchsachraga 2143d ago
A challenging out-and-back day hike to Panther Peak via the steep Santanoni Ridge herd path, featuring remote terrain with muddy sections, rock scrambles, and s…
confidence: Medium
FIELDHunter 2179d ago
A detailed trail guide describing the steep but moderately-graded Tremper Mountain fire tower route, featuring consistent 30-35° grades, fire tower views of sur…
confidence: Low
FIELDHunter 2198d ago
This evergreen trail guide describes the Blackhead & Black Dome loop via Batavia Kill, featuring initial easy terrain along a creek followed by steep, rocky scr…
confidence: Low
FIELDGiant Ledge 2220d ago
This is an evergreen trail guide describing the popular Giant Ledge and Panther Mountain hiking route in the Catskills, featuring open ledge views and an option…
confidence: Low
FIELDFriday 2228d ago
Detailed evergreen route guide for Twin Mountain via the Roaring Kill trailhead, describing an out-and-back hike featuring the scenic Dibbles Quarry and Beaver …
confidence: Low
FIELDNorth Dome 2231d ago
This is an evergreen trail guide describing a steep, longer northern route to Panther Mountain from Fox Hollow with dramatic rock scrambles, blowdown, and sceni…
confidence: Low
FIELDOther 2231d ago
A detailed evergreen trail guide to Brace Mountain and Mount Frissell in the Taconics, featuring a steep initial mile with an exposed rock scramble, open ridge …
confidence: Low
FIELDCatskill 2256d ago
Trail guide describing a steep, newly blazed unblazed trail to West View ledge on Ticetonyk with scenic vistas of the Ashokan Reservoir and Burroughs Range. Rou…
confidence: Low
FIELDOther 2267d ago
Scenic out-and-back hike to the open summit of Alander Mountain in the Taconics, featuring a short steep rock scramble around 1750' elevation, dense mountain la…
confidence: Low
FIELDHunter 2312d ago
This is an evergreen trail guide describing the Dutcher Notch Trail approach to Arizona Mountain from Stork's Nest Road, featuring steep terrain, dramatic bould…
confidence: Medium
FIELDPanther 2322d ago
Trail description and route guide for the Tanbark Loop in Phoenicia, featuring dramatic geology, rock scrambles, two scenic ledge overlooks with views of Panthe…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCatskill 2342d ago
Kelly Hollow Loop is a beautiful, easy evergreen trail description in the Catskills featuring Norway Spruce plantations, a lean-to, beaver pond, and footbridges…
confidence: Medium
FIELDBalsam Cap 2371d ago
A 9-mile day hike traversing Wittenberg, Cornell, and Slide mountains with significant elevation gain and dramatic ledge views. Trail features steep rocky secti…
confidence: Medium
FIELDBlack Dome 2429d ago
Trail guide describing the route to Windham High Peak via Burnt Knob and Acra Point, including ridge-walking with multiple scenic lookouts. Mentions muddy condi…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam Cap 2447d ago
A detailed guide to the steep ridge-line route up Friday Mountain to Balsam Cap in the Catskills. The first mile is relentless with significant elevation gain, …
confidence: Medium
FIELDCabot 2457d ago
Hiker completed Cabot and Waumbek on Saturday (arriving at summit after dark with headlamps) and Cannon on Sunday, bringing them close to finishing the White Mo…
confidence: High
FIELDHunter 2465d ago
Route description of West Kill via St. Anne's Peak, including terrain, trail conditions, and seasonal observations. The hike features steep sections, rocky terr…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam Cap 2476d ago
Evergreen trail guide describing a route up Sugarloaf and Twin Mountains from the Roaring Kill trailhead in the Catskills, highlighting steep terrain, rock scra…
confidence: Low
FIELDIndian Head 2484d ago
A comprehensive route guide describing a hike from Platte Clove through Plattekill Mountain to Echo Lake, featuring well-marked trail for most of the journey bu…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam Cap 2494d ago
Route guide for the Friday Mountain bushwhack via woods roads to Balsam Cap and the B-25 bomber crash site, emphasizing difficult terrain with talus fields, ste…
confidence: Low
FIELDHunter 2528d ago
This is a detailed trail guide for ascending Plateau Mountain via Mink Hollow, describing it as one of the steepest routes in the Catskill Park with 1600 feet o…
confidence: Low
FIELDHunter 2541d ago
A detailed evergreen trail guide for a loop combining Indian Head and Twin mountains via the Devil's Path and Jimmy Dolan Notch. The route features classic Cats…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam Lake 2554d ago
Evergreen trail guide describing the Kaaterskill High Peak route from Platte Clove with a long muddy approach, multiple junctions, and historic plane wrecks en …
confidence: Medium
FIELDHunter 2574d ago
A detailed guide to hiking Hunter Mountain and Southwest Hunter (Leavitt Peak) from Stony Clove Notch, covering the steep eastern approach via Devil's Path, the…
confidence: Low
FIELDBalsam 2622d ago
Detailed route guide for the Balsam-Haynes-Eagle loop featuring two stream crossings (tricky after rain), a steep rugged section with stone steps between 2250–2…
confidence: Low
FIELDKaaterskill High 2640d ago
First-person account of a challenging loop hike in April over North Dome and Sherrill involving significant bushwhacking through snow, steep ledges with hard ic…
confidence: High
FIELDBig Indian 2654d ago
Route guide for the Biscuit Brook approach to Big Indian and Fir, a long lollipop hike combining trailed and bushwhack sections with stream crossings and a wint…
confidence: Low
FIELDLone 2661d ago
A scenic out-and-back route over Table and Peekamoose featuring varied terrain, river crossings, and rock formations. The trail is well-maintained and popular d…
confidence: Medium
FIELDHunter 2689d ago
A route guide describing the Blackhead and Black Dome loop via Lockwood Gap, with detailed descriptions of hiking conditions, notable winter hazards including b…
confidence: Medium
FIELDCornell 2738d ago
A scenic ridge traverse crossing Panther Mountain's boreal summit and nearby Giant Ledge, with moderate climb and rocky terrain. The route offers excellent view…
confidence: Low
FIELDRusk 2756d ago
First-time bushwhack up Rusk Mountain in December with steep terrain, deciduous woods below summit, and snow-laden evergreens near the peak. The descent route v…
confidence: Low
FIELDRocky 2904d ago
Rocky Mountain is a short, steep 1-mile round-trip hike with views of Fourth Lake and surrounding areas. The trail is well-marked and frequently hiked, with typ…
confidence: Low
FIELD Conditions Update 1913d ago

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Conditions Update · 2021-04-03 · Experienced

This is a challenging 6.5-mile bushwhack thru-hike over North Dome and Mount Sherrill that requires advanced navigation skills and solid off-trail experience. The route features steep ledges on North Dome's eastern side, dense evergreen forest, and (as of an April visit) significant ice, snow, and icicle formations requiring microspikes.

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