Hunter Mountain NY - Snowshoe Hike
Dec 9, 2019 8:25:56 GMT -5
Post by hoosier on Dec 9, 2019 8:25:56 GMT -5
Hunter Mountain Loop- Snowshoe
Catskill Mountains NY – Saturday December 7, 2019
Saturday morning I headed up to New York State’s Catskill Mountain to do the Hunter Mountain Loop snowshoe hike as the Catskills had some major snowfall over the course of the previous week
Started out from the first trailhead parking area near the end of Sprueton Road. (Spructon Trail) Trailhead Parking Area. Did the 8.2 mile loop counterclockwise using the following trails: Short walk along Spruceton Road, Diamond Notch trail, Devils Path, Hunter Mountain Trail to the Fire Tower, and Spructon trail back down off of Hunter Mountain to my car
The red blazed Devils Path was unbroken past the Diamond Notch falls, and I expended a bunch of energy breaking out approximately two miles of trail through 20 to 25 inches of snow. Before being passed by two other hikers just prior to the Devils Acre Lean To. From the lean-to up to the summit of Hunter all the trails where broken out with a perfect snowshoe track, making for easy hiking the rest of the day.
A few picture of a great day out on the snowshoes.
Starting out on Spruceton Road
A very snowy West Kill Creek
Unbroken Devils Path - Deep Snow
Looking back after I broke out Devils Path
Snow covered Firs along the Hunter Mountain Trail
Hunter Mountain Fire Tower
Perfect Snowshoe track on Spruceton Trail
Rusk Mountain (trailless) off in the distance
Catskill Mountains NY – Saturday December 7, 2019
Saturday morning I headed up to New York State’s Catskill Mountain to do the Hunter Mountain Loop snowshoe hike as the Catskills had some major snowfall over the course of the previous week
Started out from the first trailhead parking area near the end of Sprueton Road. (Spructon Trail) Trailhead Parking Area. Did the 8.2 mile loop counterclockwise using the following trails: Short walk along Spruceton Road, Diamond Notch trail, Devils Path, Hunter Mountain Trail to the Fire Tower, and Spructon trail back down off of Hunter Mountain to my car
The red blazed Devils Path was unbroken past the Diamond Notch falls, and I expended a bunch of energy breaking out approximately two miles of trail through 20 to 25 inches of snow. Before being passed by two other hikers just prior to the Devils Acre Lean To. From the lean-to up to the summit of Hunter all the trails where broken out with a perfect snowshoe track, making for easy hiking the rest of the day.
A few picture of a great day out on the snowshoes.
Starting out on Spruceton Road
A very snowy West Kill Creek
Unbroken Devils Path - Deep Snow
Looking back after I broke out Devils Path
Snow covered Firs along the Hunter Mountain Trail
Hunter Mountain Fire Tower
Perfect Snowshoe track on Spruceton Trail
Rusk Mountain (trailless) off in the distance
