KML Maps: Devil's Path
About Devil's Path ....
The Devil's Path is a challenging hiking trail located in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, renowned for its rugged terrain and demanding ascents and descents. Spanning approximately 25 miles in length, the Devil's Path traverses six major peaks within the Catskills, including Indian Head, Twin, Sugarloaf, Plateau, West Kill, and Hunter Mountains. This trail is notorious among hikers for its steep and rocky sections, as well as its significant elevation gains and losses. The Devil's Path offers stunning panoramic views of the surrounding wilderness.
The trail is divided into two main sections: the eastern and western halves, with each presenting its own set of challenges and scenic vistas. Hiking the entire Devil's Path is considered a formidable accomplishment and is often completed over the course of two or three days by experienced backpackers and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Data Sources
Devil\'s Path - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
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More about 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)
Maps and Interactives
Platte Clove
Plateau Mountain
Hunter Mountain
Indian Head Mountain
Hunter Mountain Via Devil’s Path
Diamond Notch Trail – South Hunter Mountain
Diamond Notch Trail
Devils Path – Map 5 Indian Head Mountain
Devils Path – Map 4 Sugarloaf and Twin Mountain
Devils Path – Map 3 Plateau Mountain
Devils Path – Map 2 Hunter Mountain
Devils Path – Map 1 West Kill Mountain
Becker Hollow Trail
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