Hunter Mountain is at the end of Devil’s Path. It is 7 mile hike with a 2000 ft. vertical rise. The snow is on the ground until May. Hiking from December to April requires
ice capons on your shoes. During the winter you may elect to hike in snow shoes depending on the depth of the snow. The trail is too rocky for back country skiing. During the summer the hike should take 4-6 hours. There are two trail heads along rt 214. this leg of the trail is considered very rough rated at a 9/10. There are some small rock scrambles as you hike above the 3500 ft elevation mark. There is no water once you leave the streams at the bottom of the mountain. This is a popular hike. The Hunter Mountain Fire tower is on a side trail at the summit. The fire towers offer the best views of the Catskills. On weekends in the summer the fire towers are open so that hikers have the joy of standing on a flat solid platform to view the mountains