Stuck behind a giant slow moving crane on Route 214 we randomly (ahem, impatiently) decided to check out the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower hike instead. It Plan accordingly. The Stoney Clove Parking Area is fairly large. Your comment will be helpful in level-setting expectations for Hunter – it’s a tough hike for sure. Inhale. Makes getting up before dawn worthwhile. To the left, the trail leads down the east side of Hunter via the very steep and rugged Devil’s Path to Stony Clove Notch. Bring a camera and high expectations, but you can leave your snowboard at home. Personally, I’d rather climb the extra 300’ and chop off three miles, but you can find a nice write-up of the Spruceton Road route on this trail guide from CatskillMountaineer.com. You shouldn’t feel too deprived if you can’t get all the way up there. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference offers concise, excellent advice on hiking during this crisis here: The New Hiking How-tos. Clouds rolled in. This is a loop trail that will take you to the summit of Hunter Mountain at 4,040 feet. 13. There’s apparently a nice little waterfall here sometimes, but it was barely a trickle on my visit. We knew what to expect and planned accordingly. And thanks for the helpful details on this hike as well. Hunter’s summit is enormous. Location: The map below shows the exact topographic location of the trailhead. Did this hike Aug 29th, 2018. At mile post 2.16 (elev 3550') you will come to a Trail Junction. Instead, turn right and follow the red blazes of the Devil’s Path toward the Lean-To, South West Hunter and back toward Spruceton. Really glad this guide was useful to you, and thanks so much for taking the time to share the kind words. I would hate to do this when it is wet above 3300 feet, it would be dangerous especially coming down. Many thanks for bumping this one up the queue. You give very good details and I never feel lost. The easiest route to get to Hunter’s Fire Tower — plus a more difficult descent, with an optional side quest to Southwest Hunter. One note, NY DEC has reconstructed the wood bridge over the creek, and smoothed/widened the approach from the parking lot. Your email address will not be published. Do not widen the trail. Take me to food. Enjoy the occasional, limited views to your left, and the changing makeup of the forest – as you continue climbing, the vibe becomes decidedly more alpine. We got to the parking area at 10am and it was pretty much empty (so not that early even), when we finished at 1pm it was completely full. If you visit at a different time (as I did), you won’t be able to get into the top of the tower – the trap door is locked. The Registration Box is at the edge of the Parking Lot. Thanks for all the work you put in to this site. Winter GearYou can survive and thrive on the hills this winter. Return to the junction with the Devil’s Path. You’ll pass an obvious, noisy and very productive spring on your right. You can see the red Devil’s Path blaze above. With each step Hunter Mountain has a peak thatâs 4,040 feet in elevation. Thanks, people who did that! I thought they just hiked up each morning. ClosureThe steep eastern side of Platte Clove Road is closed for the season. But Overlook has more warnings and more rattlesnake sightings (and rattlesnake skins at the ranger station up top), yet it’s the most popular hike near Woodstock. It’s all downhill from here! Heavy rains day before trail slippery and muddy. This continues one more mile to the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower. On the day I visited (a beautiful late-October Sunday), I had the tower to myself for thirty minutes, until I finally forced myself to put down the camera and descend. Today we got a late start with our 8-yr-old son & 8-mo-old golden doodle, both seasoned hikers, on our way to North South Lake for the North Point trail. 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