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Backpacking the Catskill Mountains

 
 
   Pisgah Wild Forest    Bluestone Wild Forest    Dry Brook Wild Forest
   Windham - Blackhead Wilderness    Phoenicia-Tobias Wild Forest    Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest
   North-South Lake    Shandaken Wild Forest    Willowemoc Wild Forest
   Kaaterskill Wild Forest    Slide Mountain Wilderness    Delaware Wild Forest
   Indian Head Wilderness    Sundown Wild Forest  
   Hunter-West Kill Wilderness    Big Indian Wilderness  
   Hunter-Windham Valley    
   Bearpen Wild Forest    
   Halcott Mountain Wild Forest    
 
 
dry brook ridge trail hike
  Dry Brook Ridge (Full Trail) - 13.74 mile trip - 2-3 days. Moderate. 4 great view points from the Dry Brook Ridge. Not recommended for children due to exposure on ledges.


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huckleberry loop trail hike
 Huckleberry Loop Trail - 13.10 mile trip - 1-2 days. Moderate. 3 great view points from the Dry Brook Ridge. Exceptional forest on the southern leg of the Huckleberry Loop Trail. Not recommended for children due to exposure on ledges.

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Escarpment Trail
  Escarpment Trail - 24-26 mile trip - 3 Days. It is mainly an easy backpack with a few more difficult sections. Incredible number of view points. Rated as one of the best backpacks in the Northeast.



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balsam lake mountain
    Hardenburgh-Willowemoc Loop Trail - 26.14 mile trip - 3 day BACKPACK. Moderate. Nice forest hike. Starts from Black Bear Parking Area. You will hike the Wild Meadow Road -> Neversink-Hardenburghh Trail -> Mongaup-Hardenburgh Trail -> Mongaup-Willowemoc Trail -> Long Pond Trail -> Black Bear PA.
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mt pleasant & wittenberg mountains
 Phoenicia East Branch (Entire Trail) - 21.49 miles - 3 Day BACKPACK. Moderate. Fairly level hike. 6 view points. Two view points are excellent. This hike has elevation gain of 1,760'.


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