The Devil’s Path, an east-to-west voyage along the spine of the Catskills, is often cited as the toughest hiking trail in the East. In 25 miles it ascends six major peaks, plunging into deep valleys between climbs.
Entries Tagged as ‘Hiking Trails’
June 9, 2009
Huggins Lake Trail, Delaware County
This past Sunday I went on my first hike of the summer to Huggins Lake. I went with my friend and summertime roommate, Ashley. During the day, when I’m not interning at the Catskill Mountainkeeper, Ashley and I spend our days gardening, reading, cooking, and (now) hiking.
Ashley had hiked this trail a few days earlier [...]
April 20, 2009
April 19, 2009, Oneonta Daily Star: Hiking in Catskills has its ups and downs
As you may know, I have spent a considerable amount of time hiking, hunting and fishing in the Adirondack Mountains over the years. It has been my love and life. I’ve always had a mystical attraction to those ancient peaks. As I’ve said once before, I can turn left or right out of my [...]
April 2, 2009
April 2, 2009: Lonely Planet: Catskill adventure includes hiking and ghosts
Travels with Lonely Planet Posted: 04/02/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT
The rocky Catskill Mountains are a magnet for hikers, campers and climbers.
Jutting sharply above northern Hudson Valley in New York, the rocky Catskill Mountains are full of hidden mossy gorges, waterfalls and quirky, cozy villages that flourished as summer destinations during the heyday of rail travel. The area [...]
October 27, 2008
Travel Story From India on How Great Catskill Hikes Are
On flaming horseback
It’s no secret to American travellers that India has, in its mountains, a one-of-a-kind treasure that offers intensive trekking, the prospect of adventure and unforgettable views. But what about the other way around?
Few Indians realise that come late October and early November, the various mountain ranges of America’s Appalachians — the ancient mountain [...]
June 20, 2008
Hiking’s best-kept secret is all yours
Hiking’s best-kept secret is all yours
When I put a pack on my back and head out for several days of hiking, I think of old growth forests, undeveloped, tree-lined lakes and wilderness.
I don’t want to share my time with hordes of people, all struggling for their own little piece of nature. Sure I hike in [...]
June 13, 2008
Hiker found dead on trail in Greene County
Reported by: Walt McClure
Email: waltmcclure@fox23news.com
Videographer: B. Sanders
Last Update: 9:56 am
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Police, forest rangers and paramedics spent much of Thursday trying to recover the body of a man found dead on a mountain trail in Greene County.
A hiking trip in the Catskills turns deadly for one man.
State Police and recovery crews [...]
June 6, 2008
Mount Kisco man building 350-mile trail
By Michael Risinit
The Journal News • June 6, 2008
Quixotic might describe Bob Jessen, 68, who is trying to fashion a 350-mile-long hiking trail hitching the Bronx to the Adirondacks.
“I’m like Rommel,” he said, referring to the German field marshal of World War II known for his crafty campaigns. “I’m crossing the Hudson (river) somewhere. [...]
June 6, 2008
On the Bright Side: Area hiker climbs 35 Catskill peaks in one shot
By Jake Palmateer
Staff Writer
The Daily Star, Oneonta, New York
Published: June 04, 2008 04:00 am
An Oneonta man toured the high peaks of the Catskill Mountains last month like no one has done before.
Erik Schlimmer, an author and adjunct lecturer at the State University College at Oneonta, climbed the 35 highest peaks in the Catskills in one [...]
