Devil’s Path

The Devil’s Path is the name of a mountain range and hiking trail in the Greene County portion of New York’s Catskill Mountains. The mountains commonly considered to be part of the Devil’s Path are, from west to east, West Kill, Hunter, Plateau, Sugarloaf, Twin, and Indian Head.

The name comes from early settlers of the region, who believed the range’s craggy cliffs were specially built by the devil so that he alone could climb them and occasionally retreat from the world of men. Today, they are famous for the deep gaps between them, which get lower in elevation as the mountains between them get higher when proceeding westward on the hiking trail.

The mountains and the land around them were acquired by the state as Forest Preserve and made part of the Catskill Park in the 1920s and ’30s. Today the area is managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as the Indian Head Wilderness Area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil’s_Path_(hiking_trail)

Trail to Lean-To

The John Robb Lean-To is located a ways off the main Spruceton Horse Trail. It's a steep descent to the lean-to, climbing through a rock wall.

Taken on Sunday February 21, 2010 at Hunter Mountain.

Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

Indian Head Mountain offers some of the best views in the mountains crossed by Devil's Path. Here to the south-east from Indian Head Mountain is the Overlook Mountain Firetower which overlooks the Hudson River in the distance.

Taken on Monday October 5, 2009 at Indian Head Mountain.