We made good time up to the Hunter mountain lean-to some 2.5 miles from the parking lot. It was quite warm and I was wishing I had brought sunglasses and sunscreen. Within minutes we were out of earshot of cars passing on the road below us.
The trail mercifully winds its way up via a series of switchbacks. We started our Devil's Path hike by signing in at the register and immediately began the intense 2 mile ascent up Hunter mountain. By 8:30am no one else had arrived, so we proceeded to drive two of three cars to the trail start at Devil's Tombstone campground on route 214. Western Half of the DP: Snowshoes: nah, we don't need em!We met at the Spruceton parking lot and waited for the rest of the group. We finished the 12 mile / 4200' hike by about 4pm, me wearing crampons almost all the way to the car.Ī few weeks later. We paused for more stunning views, including one of the Hudson river to the east. The trail got progressively less challenging, though still requiring crampons. After lunch, the summit and more gorgeous views to the south, another slippery treacherous descent, and yet another ascent, this time quite short, up Indian Head mountain. Near the summit is a cave where we paused for a quick lunch. The ascent up Twin mountain is a bit shorter and easier than Sugarloaf, but not any less interesting. The descent down Sugarloaf is about a mile of slippery rocks, ice and snow, requiring the use of hands and the occasional butt-slide. We proceeded eastward towards Twin Mountain.
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