The Catskills - Bushwhacking Fir Mountain, A Catskill 3500 Trailless Peak
Fir Mountain (3,629') is one of the trailless Catskill 3500 peaks. The traditional bushwhack brings you to the summit from a herd path near the Biscuit Brook Lean-to, but for this hike, we took a longer approach and then utilized the traditional bushwhack to return.
For this hike, we climbed towards the summit on a shoulder of Fir Mountain and then from the summit, followed the traditional herd path down to the Pine Hill West Branch Trail and back out to the truck at the Biscuit Brook Trailhead.
There was no herd path (social trail) on the 1st half of our hike, but once at the summit, there was a very defined and easy to follow herd path that brought us back down to the Pine Hill West Branch Trail.
All told, the hike was about 8 miles in length and offered about 1,617 feet in elevation gain.
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You can find more information about this hike on:
- The NYNJ Trail Conference's Catskill Trails Map Set
- National Geographic's Trails Illustrated Map for the Catskill Park
- Goodr Sunglasses
- Osprey Talon 22 Pack
- Altra Lone Peak Shoes
- Black Diamond Trail Back Trekking Poles
- Darn Tough Socks
- Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter
- Nalgene 32-ounce Wide-Mouth Water Bottles
- Energizer LED Headlamp
- NEMO Chipper Reclaimed Closed-Cell Foam Seat Pad
- Lenny & Larry's The Complete Cookie
- Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy Chews
- GU Energy Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Drink
- Jelly Belly Sport Beans - Energizing Jelly Beans
- Garmin Instinct Watch
- Garmin inReach Plus GPS
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