| Date | Distance | Time | Elevation Gain | Average Moving Time | Year to Date Miles |
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| 8/4/2019 | 6.6 miles | 5 hours 17 minutes | 2,267' | 301.5 |
Map: NYNJTC Northeastern Catskill Trails, Trail Map 141
Parking: Big Hollow Road
Directions: Take Black Dome trail to col. Turn right and stay on Black Dome trail to Black Dome summit. Turn around and hike back to the col. At the intersection stay straight on the yellow trail. Continue to Blackhead summit. Turn left onto blue blazed Escarpment Trail. Turn left on yellow blazed Batavia Kill Trail. Continue straight on red blazed Black Dome Trail.
Our goal this weekend was to find a hike with at least 2,000' elevation gain. We started out late, but had enough time to do these 2 peaks. We took both dogs. These were Krummholz's first 3,500 footers. Maybe we should start a tally sheet for him. We are casually working on repeating some of the 3,500 footer hikes, but doing them in a different season then we've done them before. Most people focus on doing them all again in the winter, as a second round, but I'd love to do a spring round, summer round, and fall round. Of course we are also working on hiking all of the trails in the Catskills. Too many hiking goals! This hike follows a river for part of the way - we found a deep enough spot for some dog swimming.
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| At the col - .6 miles to each summit from here. |
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| Some rock scrambling required. |
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| Black Dome summit |
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| Indian pipe or Ghost Plant |
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| Blackhead summit |
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