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Best Hiking Trails in Kaaterskill Wild Forest

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Kaaterskill Wild Forest is a protected area in New York.


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  • Hiking Trails (11)
  • Reviews (52)
  1. 1
    Bastion Falls Loop via Kaaterskill Falls Trail and State Highway 23A
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.3 mi
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    Huckleberry Point
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.9 mi
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    Kaaterskill High Peak Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.3 mi
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    Catskill Mountain House Site Loop via Schutt Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 12.0 mi
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    South Mountain Loop via South Lake Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.9 mi
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    Kaaterskill Falls overlook via Kaaterskill Falls Trail and State Highway 23A
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.7 mi
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    Trail Crossroads Loop via Kaaterskill High Peak Trail and Cortina Lane
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.8 mi
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    Inspiration Point Loop via Yellow Horse Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.7 mi
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    Kaaterskill Falls via Laurel House Road
    ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
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    Poets Ledge via Malden Avenue and State Highway 23A
    ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.1 mi
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    eIoIA90e 7 months, 3 weeks ago
    LP - Sec. 22
    This hike went from Platte Clove to Palenville past Buttermilk Falls. Hiked with Ellen, Sharyn, Suzanne, Dawn & Karen. More down than up today.
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    LastHazel9493 8 months, 3 weeks ago
    Saturday Morning Activity
    It’s easy to medium trail. Beautiful views of the mountains and it wasn’t so many people I think because there was rain in the forecast. It rained when we reached the top,there was some thunder and the view was blocked for some time but it felt like we were walking in the clouds. Beautiful experience. Definitely wear adequate footwear, snacks, water and leave no trace.
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    Angelo Paternostro 1 year, 7 months ago
    Saturday Morning Activity
    This was a fun hike. I didn’t realize it was intro dotted line hike no trail blazers to top. Fun hike, had to back track few times to find trail.
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    iByzioaN 3 years ago
    Track (5/21/23, 11:55:40)
    Nice because I saw no one else.
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    Daniel Cassidy 7 years, 5 months ago
    The first part of the hike was quite icy at times to the point where hiking without spikes would require going off trail. The second half after turning right on the huckleberry point trail was relatively ice free and gradual. Great hike, not too strenuous and a great view at the end
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    Donald Baker 3 months, 1 week ago
    8/15/25 Kaaterskill High Peak From Platte Clove
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    OldGulch4252 10 months ago
    Katerskill Hiking
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    abbywood 10 months ago
    Scutt Rd to Kaaterskill Falls
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    Aga 1 year, 7 months ago
    Thursday Lunch Hiking
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    FreshXC-Ski9087 1 year, 7 months ago
    Kaaterskill Falls, Bastion Falls & Inspiration Point
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    LastHazel9493 1 year, 7 months ago
    Sunset Rock via North Lake Road
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    MistySky9176 1 year, 8 months ago
    Escarpment via horse trail (8/15/20, 12:40:46PM)
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    Logan Hall 1 year, 9 months ago
    Group Camp 24
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    vireo44 1 year, 10 months ago
    Round Top & KHP
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    DirectLowland8543 1 year, 10 months ago
    Track (7/2/24, 11:26:08AM)
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    BraveLowland7625 2 years, 8 months ago
    Track (10/1/19, 12:35:51PM)
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    QuickCompass6982 3 years, 4 months ago
    KHP and poets ledge
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    MixedNuts 3 years, 7 months ago
    KHP and Roundtop (10/21/22, 10:07:15AM)
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    Sean O’Dwyer 3 years, 8 months ago
    Inspiration Point & South Mountain (Trail Run)
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    Sean O’Dwyer 3 years, 10 months ago
    Sketchy AF Route to Indian Head Overlook and Inspiration Point
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    Huabin Chen 3 years, 11 months ago
    航程 (6/19/22 下午2:50:23)
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    MerryElm5666 4 years ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak 4/30/22 6:47:39 AM
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    HungryHat4175 4 years, 2 months ago
    Kaaterskill Falls
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    SharpLeaf2280 4 years, 4 months ago
    Kaaterskill Falls
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    Jason G 4 years, 6 months ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak
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    DawnBinos7326 4 years, 7 months ago
    Phoenicia pt, Indian head pt, inspiration pt
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    Huabin Chen 4 years, 7 months ago
    Kaaterskill Falls
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    DryDawn3455 4 years, 8 months ago
    Kaaterskill Loop
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    Tommy Zeitgeist Olick 4 years, 10 months ago
    North / South Lake, Upstate NY
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    SimpleLedge7482 4 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/7/21, 9:59:07AM)
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    MistyHPack5665 4 years, 11 months ago
    Track (6/19/21, 10:38:10AM)
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    Pascal Gobert 4 years, 11 months ago
    Track (5/26/21, 08:25:25)
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    Raul Quintana 5 years ago
    Birthday Hike
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    HolySwimCap2188 5 years ago
    Track (5/22/21, 9:42:19AM)
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    ZestVista4921 5 years ago
    North South Loop
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    Django Zaloom 5 years, 2 months ago
    Track (3/27/21, 1:42:57PM)
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    Sean O’Dwyer 5 years, 6 months ago
    Palenville Overlook
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    Marisol 5 years, 6 months ago
    Mountain Cloves scenic byway
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    Lawrence Eaton 5 years, 7 months ago
    Lower Escarpment Trail loop
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    BoldPath9817 5 years, 7 months ago
    North/south lake (10/17/20, 10:04:18AM)
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    Craig 5 years, 7 months ago
    Kaaterskill 10/15/20
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    LittleFrost5844 5 years, 7 months ago
    Escarpment trail, Catskills
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    John Munz 5 years, 9 months ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak Loop
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    SpryTri9037 5 years, 10 months ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak
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    Chet King 5 years, 11 months ago
    Krueger Loop
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    pinkypinkowski 6 years, 1 month ago
    27 Woodstock Avenue to 560 Route 32a, Palenville, NY, USA
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    Daniel Cassidy 6 years, 6 months ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak
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    HungryMTBike2004 6 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/9/19, 10:35:39AM)
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    SweetWetland8948 6 years, 8 months ago
    Track (8/31/19, 09:48:22)
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    Sean O’Dwyer 6 years, 9 months ago
    Kaaterskill High Peak (Classic Route)
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    George Flavell 6 years, 11 months ago
    Kaaterskill (6/7/19, 10:26:10AM)
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    SilentUpland8751 7 years ago
    Kaaterskill Falls
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