50 Hikes in the Catskills

50 Hikes in the Catskills

50 Hikes in the Catskills

50 Hikes in the Catskills

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Overview

The essential guide to hiking the majestic Catskill Mountains

With soaring mountain tops and wide-ranging trails, the Catskills offer a truly special hiking experience to travelers of all kinds. Catskill veterans Derek Dellinger and Matthew Cathcart explore trails for every level of hiker, from the gentle but breathtaking slog up Slide Mountain, the tallest in the region, to the more challenging Cornell Mountain, a favorite of those more experienced. No matter your hiking goals, this guide will help you find the perfect trail for you among the Catskills’ 700,000 acres of natural treasure.

In this beautiful first edition of 50 Hikes in the Catskills, as with all the books in the 50 Hikes series, you’ll find clear and concise directions, easy-to-follow maps, and expert tips for enjoying every moment of your hike—whether you’re looking for sublime mountaintop views, peaceful walks through nature, or your next great challenge—all in a gorgeous, full-color design.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781682680407
Publisher: Countryman Press, The
Publication date: 06/13/2017
Series: Explorer's 50 Hikes
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 267,912
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Derek Dellinger is a writer, landscape photographer, and avid hiker living in the Hudson Valley of New York. He is the author of America’s Best Day Hikes. He has been featured in Popular Science, Paste MagazineNew York Post, and on the BBC, Leonard Lopate Show, and more.

Matthew Cathcart is a hiker and brewer at Troegs Brewing Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Hikes at a Glance 8

Introduction 13

I Northeastern 25

1 Windham High Peak 26

2 Burnt Knob 29

3 Acra Point 32

4 Thomas Cole Mountain 36

5 Black Dome Mountain 40

6 Blackhead Mountain 44

7 Colgate Lake to Dutcher Notch 48

8 Stoppel Point from Stork's Nest Road 52

9 North Point 56

10 Artist's Rock and Newman's Ledge 60

11 Inspiration Point and Layman's Monument 64

12 Kaaterskill Falls 68

13 Poet's Ledge 71

14 Kaaterskill High Peak from Gillespie Road 74

II Eastern Central 81

15 Huckleberry Point 82

16 Upper Platte Clove Waterfall 85

17 Codfish Point from Platte Clove 88

18 Overlook Mountain 92

19 Indian Head Mountain Loop 96

20 Twin Mountain 100

21 Dibble's Quarry 104

22 Sugarloaf Mountain Loop 108

23 Plateau Mountain from Warner Creek 112

24 Plateau Mountain from Devil's Tombstone 116

25 Southwest Hunter Mountain (Leavitt Peak) 120

26 Hunter Mountain 124

27 West Kill Mountain 129

28 Tremper Mountain 133

29 Tanbark Loop 137

III Southern 143

30 Wittenberg and Cornell Mountains 144

31 Slide Mountain 149

32 Table and Peekamoose Mountains 154

33 Ashokan High Point 158

34 Vernooy Kill Falls 162

35 Ashokan Promenade 165

36 Red Hill Fire Tower 169

IV Central 173

37 Giant Ledge and Panther Mountain 174

38 Graham Mountain 178

39 Balsam Lake Mountain and Fire Tower 182

40 Alder Lake Loop 186

41 Kelly Hollow Loop 189

42 Pakatakan Mountain 193

43 Belleayre Mountain Ridge 197

44 Balsam Mountain 201

45 Burroughs Memorial/Rochester Hollow 206

46 Bearpen and Vly Mountains 210

V Western 215

47 Touch-Me-Not Mountain/Little Pond/Cabot Mountain 216

48 Split Rock Lookout 220

49 Andes Rail Trail and Bullet Hole Spur 225

50 Trout Pond Loop 230

Index 235

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