Tag Archives: Catskill 3500
Looping Blackhead Mountain with a side of Black Dome Mountain in the Catskills
Part of the Catskill 3500 peaks in the Catskills, Blackhead Mountain offers a great loop hike of about 5 miles from the Big Hollow Trailhead parking area.
Hiking Thomas Cole and Black Dome Mountains
At 3,994 feet and 3,953 feet in elevation, Black Dome and Thomas Cole are the 3rd and 4th highest peaks in the Catskills. These peaks are traversed by the east-west Black Dome Range Trail between Elmer Barnum Road in the west and Big Hollow Road in the east. For this hike we began at the […]
Bushwhacking Vly Mountain (3,541′) in the Catskills
At 3,541 feet in elevation, Vly Mountain is part of the Catskills 3500 Challenge and is considered a trailless peak, although there is a well defined herd path to the summit from the notch between Vly and Bearpen Mountains. For our hike we began at the paved end of County Route 3 off of Route […]
Bushwhacking Kaaterskill High Peak
At 3,652 feet tall, Kaaterskill High Peak is one the Catskill 3500 peaks, and while it does have some trails and routes on it, it is considered one of the trailless 3500 peaks because there is no official marked trail to the summit.
Jeff Senterman 