Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest 📍

Located in the southwest corner of the Catskill Park, Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest contains more than 13,500 acres of “forever wild” Forest Preserve. With an extensive trail network to several ponds, this wild forest is ideal for hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, backpacking, canoeing and cross-country skiing.

The Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest is located 8 miles south of Margaretville (Route 28) and 18 miles north of Livingston Manor (Route 17). It lies mainly within the western Ulster County town of Hardenburgh, with small appendages in the towns of Middletown and Andes in Delaware County.

The terrain is a combination of high mountain ridges, steep sided valleys, numerous brooks and ponds, with elevations ranging from a low of 1,740 feet along Mill Brook to a high of 3,723 feet at the summit of Balsam Lake Mountain.

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Map: Severence Hill Trail

Heading Back Towards Alder Lake Dam

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The dam is a pretty white cement. I do not know how old it is, but it may date to prior it being a Boy Scout camp, and may have been done that color to be nicer looking for the Alder Lake Lodge.

Sunday August 29, 2010 — Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest — Alder Lake - Millbrook Range 🗺 — Alder Lake Campsites 🗺 — Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 🗺 — Kelly Hollow Trail 🗺 — Mongaup Hardenburg Trail 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
Map: Leonard Hill State Forest
Map: Hartland Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Map: Severence Hill Trail
Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain