Dutch Settlement State Forest

Consisting of one of the highest hills above the Schoharie Valley, the 860-acre Dutch Settlement State Forest is crossed by the Long Path and has a lean-to, off of Treadlemire Road in Middleburgh. The village of Middleburgh is roughly 5 miles down Cotton Hill Road from here.

Cotton Hill State Forest is nearby Dutch Settlement State Forest and is commonly confused — as the summit of Cotton Hill is in Dutch Settlement State Forest and not Cotton Hill State Forest, which was acquired first. Part of the long path runs along Cotton Hill State Forest.

During the Easter Holiday 🐰 in 2016, I camped at the Lean-to on Cotton Hill.

Waiting for sunset

It was a pretty quiet weekend, 🏠 I saw a few people pass by on the Long Path but other then that I had the whole mountain top to myself.

Saturday night

Carried the heater up the mountain, so I could warm my face in the morning. πŸ”₯ It was mild, but still fairly cold being late March.

Time to get up

The American flag πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ I had hung in front of the lean-to.

America

Nice sunset camping πŸŒ† up there.

Setting sun

On Easter, I hiked over the Middleburgh Cliff. 😰 Nice day but rather hot.

Schoharie Valley

I always like looking the Pitch Pines 🌲 up top there.

Pitch Pine

Map πŸ—Ί of the Cotton Hill Lean-To at Dutch Settlement State Forest.

 Dutch Settlement State Forest