Sheila and I left the parking area and I made up my mind to keep a constant but not necessarily fast pace. A trail to the Colonel's Chair at the top of the Hunter Mountain Ski Area is clearly marked about halfway up the trail. This is a well-graded trail and has a few moderately steep sections. A nice hike! Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail is a 9.1 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Hunter, New York that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trailhead for Hunter Mountain is for hiking and no where is stated on the trail board that primitive camping is allowed. This trail is wide enough that it also makes for a nice easy ski back down or can be used to access other ski runs in the area. Check out the view from the lean-to on the way down. Loose rocks and muddy/flooded sections that you can get around. It ends at a junction with the red-blazed Devil's Path, also marked by a sign. Very enjoyable stream and woods on the way up. There’s a nice spot to put your feet in the stream, if you’d like, just near the end. 2778 Spruceton Rd West Kill NY 12492. After about half a mile, the trail crosses Hunter Brook on a wide wooden bridge and then makes a sharp right turn. The fire tower was closed at the top of Hunter mountain due to COVID-19*. At 2.1 miles the trail passes the John Robb lean-to. Very well marked and easy to follow trail. Palenville, NY 3 1.5 mi 2.4 km #2 Hunter Mountain Trail. Your best option is to sleep in your car or truck and run the risk of DEC giving you … Hunter is the second highest in the Catskills. Spruceton Trail (3.4 miles, blue markers): The Spruceton Trail extends from the Spruceton Road Parking Lot to the summit of Hunter Mountain. Diamond Notch is beautiful, but heavily populated. Oh... Great views from the firetower!!! To follow this approach, park at the end of Spruceton Rd. Overall, a fabulous day!! Spruceton Trail Shelter Out-and-Back RECOMMENDED ROUTE. The Trails: Spruceton Road. First a short road walk to get over to the Diamond Notch trail then onto the Devils Path to ascend to the can on the SW peak. Parking lot was almost full by 8:45am on a Saturday. If you aren’t climbing the fire tower you probably won’t see much at the top. Soon, you will pass a trail register (please sign). Good view from the fire tower. This trail was developed during the 1937 season primarily as a ski trail from the Stony Clove Road (Route 214) near Lanesville to the Spruceton Road near its junction with the old Spruceton-Hunter Road. Nothing rewarding when you reach the top and the hike down was merely a fire road. It was a long day. Take rt. Definitely do it counter clockwise. Completed 2/21/20 through snow. Follow the blue blazes from the trailhead to the summit of hunter mountain. The trail itself is a beautiful wooded trail up to the top of Bear Mountain, then continuing north, the trail is a fire road with nice foliage all the way back to Spruceton Rd. Terrain is easy and there isn’t much variation in it throughout the trail. It was pretty steep so you get cardio, but terrain was easy to navigate (except of course when I fell in the mud lol). After the fire tower, find the yellow-blazed Hunter Trail that leads to the Devil's Acre lean-to. It is part of the old Jeep Trail. We walk slow. Tower was closed but you could still climb to almost the top. Leaving Geiger Point, the trail is very muddy in spots, almost like a bog. The trail extends south from Spruceton Road through Diamond Notch, and descends down to connect with Diamond Notch Road. Beautiful day for a hike! On the way up, path gets rocky but it is by no means a scramble at any point. The ascent via the Spruceton trail is moderate 7 miles. At 2.4 miles the trail passes the Colonel's Chair Trail that leads to the Hunter Mountain Ski Area. There's a few steep sections and a couple nice spots to sit and rest. The view from the tower is great. Take NY throughway (I87) North. Wonderful wide trail that goes up to the Hunter fire tower. Shared By: SpencerB BB. You will pass the John Robb lean to and break off to Colonel's Chair. Many fellow hikers at the fire tower and the way down. Following Diamond Notch, you can continue west to go towards West Kill, or follow the horse trail out, similar to the one you took up Hunter, back to Prediger Road. It reaches the trail junction at the site of the old fire tower after 1.35 miles (2.17 km). It is only a 15 minute detour from the Devil's Path. Full Details. There is also another great spring at the bottom of a short trail. In winter you may have to park a half mile from trail head. Personal preference, but hikes like this aren’t very interesting to me. Trails in Hunter Mountain - 7. Great views from the fire tower. The Spruceton Trail is 3.5 miles and an accent of 1,900 feet versus Mink Hollow Trail at 2.1 miles and 2,200 feet accent. I created this Hunter Mountain hiking trail yelp to distinguish it from Hunter Mountain and all the skiing/other activities there. This trail is easy and kind of boring, it's just humping it up or down a forest road. Dog friendly and easy to follow. On the Devil's Path, the trail will run directly infront of the Devil's acre lean-to. Sections of this part of the Devil's Path rise sharply but others are relatively flat. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Lean to has great views as well. The mountain gets crowded on the weekends. Hunter Mountain Wild Forest encompasses almost 11,000 acres in the northeast portion of the Catskill Park. The picture on the right shows the entrance to the trail to the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower. The trail may get busy at this point if there are people coming from the Hunter Mountain ski area, riding to the top of the ski lift and entering the trail here. Not sure why this trail is marked hard... it is probably one of the easiest if not the easiest 3500' peak to climb. Eventually you will come to a beautiful spring that pours out into a wooden horse bucket. This trail follows a wide dirt road which provides access to the fire tower at the top of the mountain. Diamond Notch Falls via Diamond Notch Road, Southwest Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Road, Hunter and Leavitts Peak via Devil's Path, Devils Path Hike: Spruceton Road to Prediger Road, Westkill Mountain via Diamond Notch Trail (Blue, Rusk Mountain and Evergreen Mountain Bushwack via Devil's Path Trailhead, Southwest Hunter Mountain via Devil’s Path, Hunter Mountain and Southwest Hunter Mountain Loop via Spruceton Road, West Kill Mountain, Soutwest Hunter Mountain, and Hunter Mountain Loop, Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail. Very enjoyable day hike, and another NE 111 completed! Soon, you will pass a trail register (please sign). You will have to find logs and rocks to cross. The first 1.8mi were pretty easy, once you reach the sign to turn right up hunter Mountain it becomes steep. The Spruceton Trail to Hunter has several areas that usually have ice flows that cover most of the trail. Not very technical but some nice incline to get the heart rate up. I appreciated having water on the trail, but other than that there's very little that could be considered a point of interest. Some parts are covered with driveway gravel. We did this hike on 8/15/20 with our dog. This is a really great trail. Follow the yellow Colonels Chair trail up 1.1 miles to the intersection with the blue Spruceton trail. It's a good route if you're just in a hurry to bag Hunter Mountain, but I wouldn't recommend it for people who like to go on hikes. Moderate hike at best but only for the length and unrelenting incline for most part. We kept a fast pace down the mountain which would have been faster except for the many small stones strewn on the trail. Watch out for them in the leaf piles! Tagged on Southwest hunter. NOTE: You are responsible for bringing appropriate gear, supplies, clothing, first aid, and lights. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. Decent amount of vertical gain on first half of trail second half gets a little harder. Hike up Hunter Mountain with the option to turn this hike into a loop by coming back on Devil's Path. From the parking area, follow the blue-blazed Spruceton Trail northward. The way down is indeed a fire road and can be a bit steep in some spots! Definitely a challenge. "Tom, Peter, Mimi and I met in the Spruceton trail PA to get in a quick romp of SW Hunter and Hunter before the big snowstorm comes arrives. Go left on the Spruceton trail (blue) all the way up to the Hunter Mountain fire tower. Did the loop counter clockwise. There was a pretty waterfall on the way up and a nice stop with a pretty view just off the trail. Awesome trail. Following Hunter, you will follow a trail down to the Devil's Path that is a little rock with stream run off. There is an intersection after the summit on a short spurt to the right where you can view SW Hunter. At the top there is a Fire Tower, picnic table and caretaker’s cabin. You’ll pass a few other parking areas for trails but this one is literally at the end. The Spruceton Trail follows the old jeep road that serviced the fire tower. We passed the spur trail to the lean-to at 11:35 AM. 3 Reviews. 28. I walk slowly and walked for 5 hours. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, bird watching, and horses and is best used from March until October. In the beginning it follows a flowing brook that will be on the right side of the trail. Outside of the lean-to, there are also several other great designated camping spots to set up for the night. Take the scenic sky-ride to the 3200′ knob and hike your way to the summit. Great views from the top of the chairlift (see them here). (see below) Popular hiking trails in the area include the Devil’s Path, Becker Hollow and the Colonel’s Chair. A short distance passed this is … At 2.4 miles the trail passes the Colonel's Chair Trail that leads to the Hunter Mountain Ski Area. I ended up clocking 8.4 miles. Mild incline the entire first half then steep incline for around a mile & then the top is flat. On the other hand, walking out via the Devil’s Path and Southwest Hunter makes the hike long: 10 miles is 10 miles, and that route includes steeper trail sections. Amazing views the whole way up and even better from fire tower. Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail is a 9.1 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Hunter, New York that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. At 2.2 miles, the trail passes a lean-to and the diamond notch. If you do this trail, you do need to go ALL the way to the end of Spruceton Road. Otherwise, it would have taken a good bit less time. I didn't feel that this hike was all that difficult, maybe on the harder side of moderate. Great hike and I agree with others that suggest doing this hike counter clockwise, which is the way I approached this hike. Virtual Tour of Spruceton Trail. The last stretch was challenging because we were getting worn out, and wanted to finally reach the summit. Hunter Mountain is the second highest mountain in the Catskills and part of the Catskills 3500 club, if you are working on your list. Sustained steep climbing. Upstate New York's premier four season resort featuring skiing & riding terrain for all abilities and snow tubing during the winter; plus events & activiti Going straight continues you to the Devils Path. Still was a little snow at the top but easy without any snow gear. Intermediate. In the beginning it will go through a number of switchbacks. Hunter Mountain “ A forest road climb to a fire tower and ranger station on the the second highest peak in the Catskills. First a short road walk to get over to the Diamond Notch trail then onto the Devils Path to ascend to the can on the SW peak. We also spent a good bit of time at the summit having lunch. Great hike. There are some spots where the trail gets steep, but the entire trail is a wide horse trail free of rocks or boulders, that you could essentially drive a vehicle up. Take the Hunter Mountain Scenic Skyride to the 3,200-foot summit to access the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower trail. Leaving SW Hunter, you will come up on Geiger Point, one of most gorgeous views on this hike. 3.22: 4,015’ Trail Junction (4-corner) - Go RIGHT : 3.26: 4,006’ Beautiful Ledge looking over Spruceton Valley : 3.30: 4,015’ Return back to 4-corner Trail Junction. Trail to Hunter Summit is a wide, well graded, horse trail. Fun hike up. Right after the spring, you will find a break off for the John Robb lean-to. Steep in parts but nothing technical. I wish it was more of a trail than a road that a car could drive up but overall it was good. Palenville, NY Intermediate. It took us about 5.5 hours, we had a very long delay when I fell in one of the muddy spots and made a huge mess of myself and my phone. At 1 mile, the trail passes Diamond Notch Falls and the intersection with the Devils Path. Took four hours round trip with out pushing ourselves and a decent lunch break at lean to. Enjoy rewarding vistas from the top of Hunter Mountain. 3.4 mi 5.4 km #1 Spruceton Trail. Ended up clocking about 13 miles. Wide forest horse path/road all the way up to the firetower. This is a very beautiful trail. Great Hikes: Hunter Mountain Spruceton Trail The Spruceton Trail is a very popular approach to Hunter’s summit and with a return on Devil’s Path makes a great circuit hike. The trail begins at the rusted yellow gate. The forest is located in Greene County in the towns of Hunter, Jewett, and Lexington. Of all the trails on Hunter Mountain, the Spruceton Trail and Diamond Notch Trail are most suitable for mountain biking. The steep sections can be a little strenuous, but there is nothing technical on this trail. I got my gear on and we started back at down the Spruceton Trail. The views from the fire tower are worth it, but be prepared to take breaks. But it was a great challenge. You may have to wait to view the falls at times. Highly recommend counter clockwise for this loop. Hunter Mountain Fire Tower via Colonel's Chair. Add Your Trails. If you are completing your 3500s, you may as well do that too while you are here. 42. After passing the lean-to, you will go past the SW Hunter herd path. Colonel's Chair Trail (1.7 miles, yellow markers) The trail the continues to decline, mostly rocky with stream run off in multiple areas. Hiking Project is built by hikers like you. Hunter Mountain (Spruceton) is open Year Round. Diamond Notch Falls via Diamond Notch Road, Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail, Southwest Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Road, Hunter and Leavitts Peak via Devil's Path, Devils Path Hike: Spruceton Road to Prediger Road, Westkill Mountain via Diamond Notch Trail (Blue, Rusk Mountain and Evergreen Mountain Bushwack via Devil's Path Trailhead, Southwest Hunter Mountain via Devil’s Path, Hunter Mountain and Southwest Hunter Mountain Loop via Spruceton Road, West Kill Mountain, Soutwest Hunter Mountain, and Hunter Mountain Loop. This is featured as a winter day trip with a steady ascent from the parking lot to a shelter on top of Hunter Mountain and back but you can also stay in the shelter overnight or even do this as a nice run. The trail is open to all who will pay the price of a chair lift ride to the trailhead at the Colonel's Chair. This trail follows a wide dirt road which provides access to the fire tower at the top of the mountain. Hiking shoes or at least sneakers with a good grip on the bottom (especially for slippery rocks) are highly recommended. The herd path is well defined and easy to follow. Spruceton Trail is a trail on West Kill and Hunter Brook in Hunter-West Kill Wilderness, Rusk Mountain Wild Forest, Catskill Park, NY. These trails are used primarily to access the Summit of Hunter Mountain, although … Make right onto rt. Going up about 5 miles but coming down around 3.5 miles is great!! Pretty steep at times but nothing technically difficult. I wasn’t a fan of the loose gravel trail on much of the way down, it’s tedious, but it was a short trip down. Just before the Devil's Acre Lean-to, the yellow-blazed Hunter Mountain Trail departs to the north. Intermediate. Going left will bring you to Rt 214 Becker Hollow. get of off Kingston exit or rt. Hunter Mountain (Spruceton) is open Year Round. There was good amount of water in the brook which made the hike pleasant. You will hit a steep incline of the trail following this and then will be at the Hunter Mountain summit and fire tower. One warning, in the first 1/2 mile we spotted a copperhead that crossed the trail right in front of us. A gentle three mile hike with an ascent of 1,300' from the south of … We had to spend a lot of time cleaning everything because it was pretty deep mud. Summit of Hunter Mountain & Fire Tower. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. The way up is a steady upgrade for certain but it does level off here and there for some relief! There were a few short spots that were very muddy, but mostly dry. Find the red-blazed Devil's Path and hike 2.1 miles to the junction with the yellow-blazed Hunter Mountain Trail. Your best option is to sleep in your car or truck and run the risk of DEC giving you … There are basically no views from the trail itself, but you can take a detour to the John Robb shelter, or climb the fire tower at the summit. There are some beautiful viewpoints (marked out on the map) along the way. Here I am starting up the mountain, with trail-less high peak Rusk Mountain in the distance. Difficult hike to the top but well worth the effort. Micro spikes recommended at this point. Fast hike to top and easy to run down. After about half a mile, the trail crosses Hunter Brook on a wide wooden bridge and then makes a sharp right turn. Loved this loop!! 3.41: 3,812’ Return back to Trail Junction for summit loop : 5.40: 1,792’ DEC Parking lot where your car is … We went counter clockwise, and we thought it was a great hike. Make right onto Spruceton Rd Take Spruceton Rd to end and trail head for Diamond Notch trail is on right. Besides the gorgeous tower, which offers one of the finest views in the Catskills, the trail is everything you’d want to find in a mountain hike, assuming you want to be immersed in wilderness while spending a few (thousand) calories clambering your way up very steep inclines. Still some ice at the top. Its an easy 35er to complete. Long inclined walk through the forest. Continue straight ahead at this junction, and in about 250 feet, you'll reach the Devil's Acre Lean-to, just to the right of the trail - … Spruceton Trail is a 6.4 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Hunter, New York that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as difficult. The area at the lean to is also very swampy and weedy. There was also a stretch with some nice wildflowers lining the path on the way up. At 2.1 miles the trail passes the John Robb lean-to. Continue straight ahead to the devil's Acre lean-to and spring. Definitely muddy is some spots. Trail is very well marked with “foot path” placards on trees and signs at forks in the road. Hunter Mountain: Spruceton Trail hike up Hunter Mountain - See 455 traveler reviews, 213 candid photos, and great deals for Hunter, NY, at Tripadvisor. The area can be accessed from NYS Route 214 and Greene County Route 6 (Spruceton Road). The trailhead for Hunter Mountain is for hiking and no where is stated on the trail board that primitive camping is allowed. The fire tower was OPEN, so we got to go all the way up and the view was absolutely beautiful. This loop also works well in reverse. There is a water source on the trail and a shelter. Scary walk up the tower leading to amazing panoramic views of the area. Hunter Mountain Ski Center and continues to State land where it intersects the Spruceton Trail. Colonel’s Chair Trail (1.7 miles, ascent 457′ to Spruceton Trail, yellow markers) An interesting trail that starts at the Colonel’s Chair on the Hunter Mountain Ski Center. This trail intersects the red-blazed Devil's Path after about 1.35 miles. The trail gets really beautiful following this point, with a wonderful blend of conifers and hardwoods. The Spruceton Trail extends from the Spruceton Road Parking Lot to the summit of Hunter Mountain. This trail was nice and long. The Old Hunter Road (abandoned 1937) is straight, wide, and modest ascent. Great day for a hike 1-5 inches of ice/snow depending on where you are on the trail. Not overly challenging but not a walk in the park. When you come down the fire road you do pop out at different parking area and need to walk down the road a bit to get back to the proper parking area. This part can be fairly muddy in parts. --Jennifer. 28 West to Shandaken. There are only two views of note, Diamond Notch Falls and the fire tower at the top of Bear Mountain. Part of the trail can get really rocky so just beware and bring good foot ware. "Tom, Peter, Mimi and I met in the Spruceton trail PA to get in a quick romp of SW Hunter and Hunter before the big snowstorm comes arrives. The Hunter Mountain Trail descends gently for 1.4 miles, making two sharp turns on the way. Back on the main trail again, you will find a cut-off for the Colonel's Chair and ski life at the top of the Hunter Mountain skiing resort. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. The lean-to is heavily used and is it a bit disrepair, it could probably be fixed up soon. You‘ll hike along a river and towards the beginning you can take a small detour to cross a bridge and climb onto some rocks where the waterfall is. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, bird watching, and horses and is best used from March until October. 42 through Deep Notch. Awesome views from fire tower at the top, but felt at least 15 degrees colder at the top of the tower compared to the bottom. Leaving the brook, you will cross a wooden bridge and the trail will begin to elevate. It depend on how far they plow. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail. If it were to have rained a day or two before, a few parts of the trail can get muddy and hard to navigate to. This hike goes straight up and straight down with only a bit of plateau at the summit. Spruceton Trail is a 10.3 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Hunter, New York that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as difficult. It’s a wide trail the whole way up. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail. 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