Then reverse back and continue straight down the Yellow Trail. Left will take you down the Becker Hollow Trail & summit loop (Blue Marker). Straight will take you down the Loop Trail (Yellow Marker). Right will take you to an excellent view point (Yellow Marker). Trail Junction to Fire Tower - Can see fire tower from trail junction. View Point off the left side of the trail Left will take you to the top of the Hunter Mtn Ski Bowl. Water source on Right side of Trail - Pipe sticking out of ground. Go RIGHT and leave Jeep Trail, and go up the foot path. Right will take you to the summit of Hunter Mountain. Straight will take you down the East side of East Rusk near the West side of Hunter Mtn Ski Bowl. Unmarked Trail to Rusk & East Rusk Mountain (on horseshoe turn). This will shorten the hike to 6.26 miles.ĭEC Registraion Box is just past the road barrier with the stop sign on it.
If you want to shorten the hike, you can skip doing the loop and return back on the same jeep road you climbed to the Fire Tower on. The access from the Diamond Notch access side is rocky climb. The two accesses from the East side requires a steep climb. This is probably the easist route to the top of Hunter Mountain. IF HIKERS CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS, THE TOWN OF HUNTER WILL BAN HIKERS FROM PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DO NOT BLOCK THEIR DRIVEWAY, OR PARK ON THEIR LAND, OR PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE. IF YOU DO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU MUST GET YOUR CAR ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD! IF YOU DO NOT LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES (LIKE LARGE FIRE TRUCKS), YOUR CAR WILL BE TICKETED OR TOWED. PRESENTLY THE TOWN OF HUNTER ALLOWS HIKERS TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PEOPLE HAVE RESORTED TO PARKING ON THE SIDE OF RT 6 (WHICH IS A ONE-LANE ROAD). PARKING NOTICE: THE THREE PARKING LOTS FOR THIS HIKE ARE WOEFULLY TOO SMALL. The parking lot you are looking for has a horse loading ramp. There are a number of parking lots along this road.The 1-lane road looks like a private driveway. About 4 miles down Rt 6 the road will go from a 2-lane road into a 1-lane road.Go approximately 6.7 miles on Rt 6 (Spruceton Road).Go approximately 4.1 miles on Rt 42 (from Rt 23a) to Rt 6 (Spruceton Road).Go approximately 0.3 miles - Take LEFT and go over bridge (over Schoharie Creek).Go approximately 22.2 miles to the intersection of Rt 23a and Rt 42.Go approximately 6.6 miles to Cairo, NY.Take a left out of the NYS Thruway entrance road.Take New York State Thruway to Exit 21 (Catskill).DEC Parking Lot UTM: 18Nĕ60137, 4670542 - Elevation is approximately 2,117 feet.DEC Parking Lot GPS: N42 11.083 W74 16.305 - Elevation is approximately 2,117 feet.DEC Parking Lot Deg/Min/Sec: N42 11 04, W74 16 18 - Elevation is approximately 2,117 feet.Green=Public Land (DEC, DEP, NYS Parks, etc) Public & Private Land Ownership near the end of Spruceton Road Trail on south side of loop is sometimes over grown and rocky Nice walk up Hunter Brook & Spruceton Trail 8.16 miles from the DEC Parking Lot on Rt 6.ġ,898’ feet from the DEC Parking Lot and the summit.ĭEC Hunter-Westkill Wilderness Map (free)
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