| Outdoor Action Frosh Trip Routes |
| TRIP: | C | Number: | 83 | ACTIVITY: | | hike |
| | LOCATION: | | Catskills | STATE: | | NY |
| Sunday | Hike up Rt. 78 to third parking lot. Take Colgate Lake Trail (CL-Yellow) to the |
| | easternmost, un-named lake along the East Kill stream. Note: easternmost lake on |
| | map is actually a swampy area. |
| | Mileage1: | | 3 |
| | Water1: | | Princeton, East Kill stream, spring on Dutcher Notch Trail (DN-Yellow) 0.35mi from |
| | jct CL/DN |
| | Campsite1: | | in field where trail takes a SHARP right. Be sure to camp at least 150' from trail and |
| | water. |
| Monday | There's NO WATER between CL-Y and North Lake. Fill up before you leave. Follow |
| | CL-Y to junction w/ Escarpment Trail (ES-Blue). 360degree view at North point. Look |
| | for Albany to the NE. From here, switch to MAP 40. Follow ES-B south. [Optional |
| | dayhike on yellow side trail to Sunset Rock] Take ES-B past North Lake to South Mtn, |
| | site of former Kaaterskill Hotel. [See pp.137-142 of Long Path Guide.] Camp on top of |
| | South Mtn. |
| | Mileage2: | | 8.8 | Evac2: | | Rt. 18 at North/South Lake Campground |
| | Water2: | | East Kill stream, N/S Campground, stream on South Mtn (lake may be stagnant) |
| Campsite2: | | near South Mtn, south of Kaaterskill Hotel site. No camping on top of South Mtn. |
| Tuesday | Take the LP where it veers SE from the ES(B). Descend South Mtn on the LP, |
| | following the Sleepy Hollow Horse Trail as it switchbacks down to 23A. [See pp.133- |
| | 137] Turn right onto 23A. Then left on Malden Ave. Steep climb on LP up to cut-off |
| | for Poet's Ledge trail (PL-Yellow). Look for a good campsite in this area. [Optional |
| | dayhike to Poet's Ledge] |
| | Mileage3: | | 6.25 | Evac3: | | Jct. of LP and 23A |
| | Water3: | | stream on horse trail, falls 0.5mi past PL-Y cut-off. |
| Campsite3: | | near jct PL(Y) trail. At least 150' from trail and water. (C82 will be in the area). |
| Wednes | Follow LP west past Wildcat and Buttermilk Falls. LP turns SW up Kaaterskill, then |
| | sharp turn SE. [Optional dayhike up Kaaterskill: Take snowmobile trail (orange) to blue |
| | cut-off trail up High Peak.] Continue on LP through Pine Plains, a hemloch forest that |
| | levels off at 3,000ft. Trail descends and crosses a couple bridges. Look for a |
| | campsite near HP-Y cutoff trail. [Optional Dayhike on HP-Y to Huckleberry Point] |
| | Mileage4: | | 5 | Evac4: | | Jct. of DP and Prediger Rd. parking lot |
| | Water4: | | Wildcat falls, Buttermilk Falls, stream 0.3mi NE of HP-Y |
| | Campsite4: | | ~1 mi N. of Rt 16. be sure to camp 150' from trail and water sources. |
| Thursday | Descend on LP to Rt 16. [See pp.127-132 of Long Path Guide.] Follow Rt 16 west |
| | 0.1mi. Turn left onto LP (green markers within Plattle Clove Preseve). Hike south on |
| | LP to Overlook Trail (OL-Blue.) Take OL-B south to Echo Lake Trail (EL-Yellow.) Take |
| | EL-Y to Echo Lake. |
| | Mileage5: | | 5.3 | Evac5: | | Jct. of OS and Meads Mtn. Rd. |
| | Water5: | | stream S of Rt 16, Devil's Kitchen leanto, streams feeding Echo Lake |
| | Campsite5: | | Echo Lake lean-to (with C21). |
| Friday | GET AN EARLY START to save time for fire tower. Hike out EL-Y to OL-B. Go SW on OL-B to Overlook Spur Trail (OS-Red). Drop |
| | packs at ruins and dayhike up to fire tower for views. Continue SW on OS-R to Meads parking lot. SUPPORT will shuttle group from |
| | Meads Mtn Rd. to the Bus. Be on time for the shuttle. |
| | Mileage6: | | 4 | Total Mileage: | | 32.3499984 |
| | Return: | | Rt. 212 bus stop at Coopers Lake Rd, in Lake Hill, NY |
| | Return Stop: | 3 | Return Bus: | 14 | Pickup Time: | 12:30 PM |