Wild brown trout can be found in all sections of the stream, but rainbow trout are found mostly in the lower reaches, and brook trout numbers increase as one heads upstream. Wild trout are found throughout the stream, but they are most abundant in the upper 8 miles. The West Kill flows for 11 miles before entering Schoharie Creek just below the village of Lexington. The nearby West Kill follows Spruceton Road. General information on fishing includes how-to and safety tips and links to seasons, rules and regulations. It is also the second hardest route to the top and gets very steep near the top. The Becker Hollow Route offers the shortest trail up Hunter Mountain. The Hunter Mountain Fire Tower is on Rusk Mountain Wild Forest.īecker Hollow Trail (2.2 miles, yellow markers): The Becker Hollow Trail extends from NYS Route 24 to the Hunter Mountain Trail. Hunter Mountain Trail (1.7 miles, yellow makers): The Hunter Mountain Trail connects the Devil's Path to the summit of Hunter Mountain. At 2.2 miles, the trail passes a lean-to and the diamond notch. At 1 mile, the trail passes Diamond Notch Falls and the intersection with the Devils Path. The trail extends south from Spruceton Road through Diamond Notch, and descends down to connect with Diamond Notch Road. About 11.4 miles of the trail traverse the northeast portion of the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness.ĭiamond Notch Trail (2.7 miles, blue markers): The Diamond Notch trail was once a road converted into a trail in the 1930s. The trail crosses the summits on Indian Head, Twin, Sugarloaf, Plateau, and West Kill mountains. Featured Activities Hikingĭevil's Path (25.2 miles, red markers): Devil's Path is a popular and challenging trail extending from the Prediger Road Parking Area in Indian Head Wilderness west to County Route 6 (Spruceton Road) in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness.
This area serves as watersheds for two New York City water supply reservoirs, the Schoharie and the Ashokan. The terrain is very steep in places with elevations ranging from 1,000 feet to 3,880 feet. Hunter-West Kill Wilderness is a remote mountainous location of more than 19,250 acres. The 19,250-acre Hunter-West Kill Wilderness in the Catskill Forest Preserve is a high elevation east-west ridge that lies between the West Kill Creek to the north and the Esopus Creek to the south.
Map: Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Map (GeoPDF) - GeoPDF Instructions || Google Earth || DECinfo Locator.Location: Town of Lexington and Hunter, Greene County and Town of Shandaken, Ulster County.