Hairpin Turn on DEC Truck Trail 🖼️
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Hairpin Turn on DEC Truck Trail ...
This portion of the truck trail over South Mountain, as it starts to descend into the Schoharie Valley is quite steep. You can see part of the vast expanse that has recently been logged.
Taken on Saturday August 28, 2010 at Ashland Pinnacle State Forest.
More about Ashland Pinnacle State Forest...
Ashland Pinnacle is the mountain next to Huntersfield Mountain in the northern most range of the Catskill Mountains. It is outside of Catskill Forest Preserve blue line, and as such much of it has been recently logged, offering good views of the Northern Catskill Mountains, accessible mostly by vehicle. It is 3,038 feet on its summit, with a truck trail crossing it col. Also, the Long Path crosses along most of the mountain ridge.
