Take breaks and camp away from trails and other visitors. No signal at the trailhead but improves when you get up high. Hi! Leave rocks, plants and other natural objects as you find them. After Jones Gap, the trail gets steeper and more rugged. If you don’t make any errors, and stay on the herd path, the hike out and back to Southwest Hunter from the Devil’s Path will take about an hour. Spruceton Trail 2.2-miles from the TH. I was chuckling, reading your comments about each waypoint! This trail follows a wide dirt road which provides access to the fire tower at the top of the mountain. Becker Hollow Trail Catskill Fire Tower Catskill Fire Tower Project Colonels Chair Devil's Acres Lean-to Devil's Path Diamond Notch Falls Diamond Notch Lean-to Diamond Notch Trail Hiking Hunter Mountain Hiking The Catskills Hunter Mountain Hunter Mountain Trail Hunter-West Kill Wilderness John Robb Lean-to Rusk Mountain Wild Forest Spruceton Trail. Take the Hunter Mountain Scenic Skyride to the 3,200-foot summit to access the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower trail. Trail Junction. Follow the Hunter Mountain Trail to the summit. Just an update on the hike: (1) the hatch up to the top of the fire tower was locked as of two days ago when we did the hike, and (2) the bridge at the beginning of the hike has recently been rebuilt. Bring a camera and high expectations, but you can leave your snowboard at home. Use the logs people have dropped to make your way across. Good campsites are found, not made. It is located in the Town of Hunter, Greene County, and is about 3 miles long and 100 feet wide. Take New York State Thruway to Exit 21 (Catskill). Man, this beats pretty much anything else you could be doing today, doesn’t it? The trip should take around 3 hours. So glad I came here today. The original tower was constructed from logs and the current, 60-foot steel tower was constructed in 1917 about a third of a mile from the present location. Standing in front of this sign, you’ve now climbed 1,708 feet over 1.9 miles. Thanks so much for the thorough review and feedback, Max! At least it’s a beautiful relentlessness. The Hunter Mountain Fire tower is New York's highest elevation fire tower, offering spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains. Welcome to the Hudson Valley! Enjoyed the small creek crossings at the beginning. Tremper Mountain & Tremper Fire Tower trail guide from CatskillMountaineer.com; Another nice Mt. Soon, the trail bends to the left and starts a steady descent. Look for eagles, osprey, red-winged blackbirds, and other wildlife that are frequent visitors to the Lake. Keep in mind that until you turn around you are (typically) only half-way to completing your hike--you must still get back to where you started from! From the Spruceton Valley, you can hike from two trailheads. When people say the hike is relentless, they were not joking. This hike starts via the easiest ascent to Hunter Mountain’s Fire Tower. We stopped counting how many breaks we were taking somewhere around 20. Hello again, car! There’s often some blowdown in here to navigate — or, at the very least, a handful of leaning trees. Do not widen the trail. Zero spam. Any time of the year a visit to Diamond Notch Falls which is along the way is a treat. Views from near the Becker Hollow junction and Geiger Point are outstanding. The trail looks like it carries on straight, via an old road, so make sure to turn right and start heading up. 8.16 miles from the DEC Parking Lot on Rt 6. For more to do in Greene County after your hike, check out I Love New York's guide. The views are partially obstructed, and we’re spoiled from the panorama at the tower, but this is still a great spot, right? Instead, turn right and follow the red blazes of the Devil’s Path toward the Lean-To, South West Hunter and back toward Spruceton.

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