Catskills All Trails Challenge

November 23rd, 2015

After completing the Catskill 3500 footers, and getting close to finishing the 4 states of the Appalachian Trail that are closest to us, I knew we would want a new local hiking challenge. I like variety, so redlining the Catskills is the perfect idea. I found a webpage about doing it, with a spreadsheet you can download to track your progress. The trails are based on those listed on the NYNJTC Catskill maps. The challenge involves hiking close to 350 miles of trails.

I just ordered my new set of 2016 Catskill maps. Now I know what to do this winter with my old set of maps & a highlighter.

More information on this challenge:
Redlining the Catskills

Map 141 - 129.95 Total Miles

Batavia Kill Trail

• Black Dome Trail to Escarpment Trail 10/31/2015

Becker Hollow Trail

• Route 206 to Spruceton Trail 5/6/2012

Black Dome Range Trail

• Barnum Road to Thomas Cole Mountain 6/26/2011 (no blog entry)
• Thomas Cole Mountain to Batavia Kill Trail 9/26/2015
• Batavia Kill Trail to Escarpment Trail 10/31/2015

Blackhead Mountain Trail

• Black Dome Trail to Escarpment Trail 1/12/2013

Colgate Lake Trail

• Colgate Lake to Escarpment Trail 9/29/2012

Colonel's Chair Trail

• Spruceton Trail to Colonel's Chair 11/28/2015

Devil's Path

• Spruceton Road to West Kill Mountain 12/26/2015
• Westkill Mountain to Diamond Notch Trail 6/16/2012
• Diamond Notch Trail to Southwest Hunter Mountain path 11/2/2013
• Southwest Hunter Mountain path to Route 214 9/10/2017
• Route 214 to Danny's Overlook 12/5/2015
• Danny's Overlook to Plateau Mountain 9/92017
• Plateau Mountain to Sugarloaf Mountain 11/9/2013
• Sugarloaf Mountain to Pecoy Notch Trail 7/29/2017
• Pecoy Notch Trail to Twin Mountain 8/13/2017
• Twin Mountain to Indian Head Mountain 9/15/2013
• Prediger Road to Jimmy Dolan Notch 8/19/2017

Diamond Notch Trail

• Spruceton Road to Devil's Path 6/16/2012
• Devil's Path to Diamond Notch Road 7/30/2018

Dutcher Notch Trail

• Trailhead to Escarpment Trail 6/9/2018

Echo Lake Trail

• Overlook Trail to Echo Lake 1/31/2016

Elm Ridge Trail

• Peck Road to Escarpment Trail 1/30/2016

Escarpment Trail

• Scutt Road to Schutt Road Trail 1/12/2013
• Schutt Road Trail to Rock Shelter Trail 1/16/2016
• Rock Shelter Trail to Stoppel Point 2/20/2016
• Stoppel Point to Dutcher Notch Trail 6/9/2018
• Dutcher Notch Trail to Blackhead Mountain Trail 7/7/2018
• Blackhead Mountain Trail to Batavia Kill Trail 9/26/2015
• Batavia Kill Trail to Burnt Knob 10/31/2015
• Burnt Knot to Windham High Peak 5/13/2018
• Windham High Peak to NY 23 10/13/2012

Harding Road Trail

• Route 23A to Escarpment Trail 2/6/2016

Huckleberry Point Trail

• Long Path to Huckleberry Point 5/21/2017

Hunter Mountain Trail

• Yellow 9/10/2017

Jimmy Dolan Notch Trail

• Devil's Path to Devil's Path 9/15/2013

Kaaterskill Falls Trail

• Route 23A to Escarpment Trail 5/13/2018

Long Path - Platt Clove to Palenville

• Platte Clove Road to Kaaterskill High Peak 7/19/2014
• Kaaterskill High Peak to Palenville

Mary's Glen Trail

• Escarpment Trail to North Lake Road 2/20/2016

Mink Hollow Trail

• Mink Hollow Road to Devil's Path 2/21/2016
• Devil's Path to Roaring Kill Trail 7/29/2017

North-South Lake Loop Trail

• North-South Lake Loop 2/6/2016

Overlook Trail

• Platte Clove Road to Echo Lake Trail 8/20/2017
• Echo Lake Trail to Overlook Spur Trail 1/31/2016

Overlook Spur Trail

• Meads Road to Overlook Mountain 2/8/2014

Pecoy Notch Trail

• Roaring Kill Trail to Devil's Path 7/29/2017

Phoenicia Trail

• Route 40 to Tremper Mountain 1/1/2016

Poet's Ledge Trail

• Yellow 0.5  miles

Roaring Kill Trail

• Trailhead to Pecoy Notch Trail 7/29/2017

Rock Shelter Trail

• North Lake Road to Escarpment Trail 1/16/2016

Schutt Road Trail

• Escarpment Trail to Escarpment Trail 1/12/2013

Spruceton Trail

• Spruceton Road to Colonel's Chair Trail 11/28/2015
• Colonel's Chair Trail to Hunter Mountain 1/2/2016
• Hunter Mountain to Hunter Mountain Trail 5/6/2012

Sunset Rock Spur Trail

• Sunset Spur Trail 1/16/2016

Tanbark Trail

• Tanbark Loop 1/9/2016

Warner Creek Trail

• Devil's Path to Notch Inn Road side trail 6/16/2018
• Notch Inn Road side trail to Willow Creek Trail 7/21/2018
• Willow Creek Trail to Tremper Mountain 9/24/2017

Willow Trail

• Willow Trail 9/24/2017

Map 142 - 75.5 Total Miles

Alder Lake Loop Trail 

• Red see 144 

Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 

• Dry Brook Ridge Trail (north junction) to Balsam Lake Mountain 8/9/2014
• Balsam Lake Mountain to Dry Brook Ridge Trail (south junction) 10/7/2018

Belleayre Ridge Trail 

• Red Trail 9/16/2018

Cathedral Glen Trail 

• Blue Trail 10/6/2018

Dry Brook Ridge Trail 

• Route 28 to Mill Brook Road
• Mill Brook Road to Balsam Lake Mountain Trail (north junction) 8/9/2014
• Balsam Lake Mountain Trail (north junction) to Beaver Kill Road 10/7/2018

German Hollow Trail 

• Yellow 1.65  miles

Giant Ledge - Panther - Fox Hollow Trail 

• Phoenecia East Branch Trail to Panther Mountain 10/12/2013
• Panther Mountain to Fox Hollow Road 

Giggle Hollow Trail 

• Blue 2  miles - avoid beach season. Belleayre Beach | Things To Do | Belleayre Mountain Park before covered bridge. Head towards pavillion and look for register

Huckleberry Loop Trail 

• Dry Brook Ridge Trail to Huckleberry Brook Road 8/15/2020
• Huckleberry Brook Road to Unnamed peak 8/22/2020
• Unnamed peak to Ploutz Road 8/30/2020
• Ploutz Road to Dry Brook Ridge Trail (road is rough, better for higher clearance vehicle)

Kelly Hollow Trail 

• Yellow 3.5  miles - easy, cross country ski trail loop

Lost Clove Trail 

• Red Trail 9/16/2018

Mill Brook Ridge Trail 

• Alder Lake Loop to Overlook 9/29/2018
• Overlook to Balsam Lake Trail 10/7/2018

Mine Hollow Trail 

• Oliverea - Mapledale Trail to Pine Hill - West Branch Trail 10/13/2013

Oliverea - Mapledale Trail 

• Rider Hollow Road to Pine Hill - West Branch Trail 10/13/2013
• Pine Hill - West Branch Trail to McKinley Hollow Road (around 4 miles)

Phoenicia - East Branch Trail 

• See Map 143 

Pine Hill - West Branch Trail 

• CR47 to Big Indian 10/26/2013
• Big Indian Bushwhack to Eagle Mountain side trail
• Eagle Mountain side trail to Oliverea - Mapledale Trail 10/27/2013
• Oliverea -Mapledale Trail to Belleayre Ridge Trail 10/13/2013
• Belleayre Ridge Trail to Depot Road <- Marked on map as done, but can't find post

Rochester Hollow Trail 

• Blue, Red, Yellow Trails 9/15/2018

Seager - Big Indian Trail 

• Yellow 3  miles (combine with eagle/big indian hikes)

Map 143 - 81.25 Total Miles

Ashokan High Point Trail

• Peekamoose Road to Peekamoose Road 11/14/2015

Balsam Lake Mountain Trail

• See 142

Curtis Ormsbee Trail

• Blue 6/17/2018

Long Path - Phoenicia to W-C-S Trail

• Blue 9 miles

Long Path - Peekamoose-Upper Cherrytown

• Blue  9.65 miles

Long Pond- Beaverkill Ridge Trail

• Red 7.2 miles

Mongaup - Hardenburgh Trail

• Blue  7.3 miles

Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail

• Yellow 3.2 miles

Neversink - Hardenburgh Trail

• Yellow 8.25 miles

Peekamoose - Table Trail

• Phoenicia East Branch Trail to Table Mountain 9/14/2013
• Table Mountain to Peekamoose Mountain 10/1/2017
• Peekamoose Mountain to Peekamoose Road 5/19/2012

Phoenicia - East Branch Trail

• Woodland Valley Campground to Giant Ledge - Panther - Fox Hollow Trail
• Giant Ledge - Panther - Fox Hollow Trail to CR 47 Giant Ledge Parking 10/12/2013
• CR47 Giant Ledge Parking to Frost Valley Road
• Frost Valley Road to Wittenberg Cornell Slide Trail 9/22/2013
• Wittenberg Cornell Slide Trail to Curtis Ormsbee Trail 6/17/2018
• Curtis Ormsbee Trail to Peekamoose Table Trail
• Peekamoose Table Trail to Denning Road 9/14/2013

Pine Hill - West Branch Trail

• See map 142

Red Hill Trail

• Old Dinch Road to Red Hill 2/22/2014

Terrace Mountain Trail

• Wittenberg Cornell Slide Trail to Terrace Mountain Shelter 12/12/2015

Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide Trail

• Woodland Valley Campground to Cornell 9/20/2013
• Cornell to Slide (backpack? 2 cars?)
• Slide Mountain to CR47 3/4/2012

Map 144 - 52.2 Total Miles

Alder Lake Loop Trail

• Red trail 9/29/2018

Big Rock Trail

• Yellow trail 1/18/2021

Campbell Mountain Trail

• Campbell Mountain Road to Route 206 7/8/2018 
• Route 206 to Pelnor Hollow Trail 9/15/2019

Campground Trail

• Blue trail 7/27/2019

Finger Lakes Trail

• Campbell Mountain Trail to DEC border 9/22/2019
• DEC border to River Road 10/12/2019

Flynn Trail

• Quick Lake Trail to Beech Mountain Road 4/17/2016 

Little Pond Trail

• Yellow trail 7/27/2019

Little Spring Brook Trail  (unmaintained)

• Yellow trail 9/5/2020

Loggers Loop Trail

• Yellow trail 1/15/2021

Mary Smith Trail

• Pelnor Hollow Trail to Berry Brook Road 9/7/2019
• Berry Brook Road to Mary Smith Road  5/4/2019

Middle Mountain Trail

• Mary Smith Hill Road to Beech Hill Road 5/11/2019

Mongaup - Hardenburgh Trail

• Blue (see 143)

Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail

• Yellow (see 143)

Mud Pond Trail

• Russell Brook to Trout Pond Trail 11/12/2017

Pelnor Hollow Trail

• Little Spring Trail to Mary Smith Trail 9/5/2020
• Mary Smith Trail to Pelnor Hollow Road 9/7/2019

Quick Lake Trail

• Beech Mountain Road to Flynn Trail 4/17/2016 
• Flynn Trail to Quick Lake (backpack)

Touch-Me-Not Trail

• Beech Hill Road to Campground Trail 7/27/2019
• Campground Trail to Alder Lake 9/21/2019

Trout Pond Trail

• Russell Pond Road to Mud Pond Trail 11/12/2017
• Mud Pond Trail to Campbell Mountain Road 7/8/2018

Map 146 - 11.25 Total Miles (completed)

Jockey Hill - Wintergreen Ridge Trail Jockey Hill Loop 12/25/2015

Long Path - Peekamoose-Upper Cherrytown Blue (see 143)

Onteora Lake Trails Yellow, Red, and Blue Trails 12/3/2016