The Oliverea-Mapledale trail runs 3 1/4 miles from McKinley Hollow Road to Rider Hollow Road in Mapledale. There is a 1,400 foot climb to the col from the east, and roughly 1,000 feet down the otherside. Two lean-tos exist on way up to the col.

https://andyarthur.org/shandaken-wild-forest
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22615.html