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| The sign was missing so this picture was borrowed from Google Maps. |
ABOUT THE PARK:
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.96525, -74.45259
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| Denning Trailhead Parking |
TRAIL MAP:
HIKE DISTANCE: 10.8 miles
THE HIKE:
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| It is important to sign the register at the trailhead, especially for this hike that involves off the beaten path hiking. (Which I should add, should not be attempted if you are not prepared and confident in your ability to navigate without a visible trail.) This hike can also be done as an out and back to Table and /or Peekamoose to keep with marked trails. |
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| Starting on the yellow trail which is a woods road. |
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| With all of the recent rain, some parts of the trail were flooded. |
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| The Finger Lakes Trail ends ... |
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| ... at the intersection with the blue trail. |
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| Right on blue towards Table Mountain. |
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| This bridge ... |
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| ... is crumbling. |
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| East Branch Neversink River |
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| Another bridge crossing shortly after the last one. |
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| Ascending Table Mountain |
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| Lower Table Mountain View via a short side trail to the right. |
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| I missed this and had to backtrack. At the top of the climb where the trail levels out, a side trail to the right where Brodie is facing leads to ... |
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| Upper Table Mountain Overlook |
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| Crossing Table Mountain, the trail is flat and pleasant, hence the name of the mountain. |
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| Chickadees liked this trail, too, and they were everywhere at the summit. |
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| Table Mountain Summit |
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| Continuing on to Peekamoose Mountain. |
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| The summit of Peekamoose Mountain at the huge glacial erratic. |
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| To the left is a not so easy to find side trail that leads to ... |
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| ... an overlook of the high peaks and Ashokan Reservoir. |
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| Heading back to Table. |
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| At the top of the steep climb up Table ... |
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| ... a right on the herd path to Lone Mountain. This path is not blazed, it merely exists from people having used it and can be difficult to follow at times. I had loaded some track from Gaia on to my phone so I had something to follow and I did refer to it very often from this point forward. |
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| There is a footpath and it is pretty easy to follow but it is not maintained so there are blowdowns and overgrowth. |
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| At this rock wall I did not know which way to go. |
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| I ended up turning right and going through this crevice because I could see ... |
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| ... a footpath coming out of the crevice. This, however, fizzled out and I had to bushwhack around to regain the trail which I did just before ... |
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| ... the summit canister on Lone Mountain. |
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| A path from the summit leads to an overlook. |
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| Returning to the summit to find the herd path down. |
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| It is there and it was pretty easy to follow about 2/3 of the way down until I lost it completely and had to bushwhack the rest of the way. |
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| Coming out at the Fisherman's Path which is also an unmaintained, unmarked path which comes and goes so there was a lot of hunting around for the continuation of the path along this stretch. |
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| Crossing Donovan Brook. |
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| Back at the blue trail and the bridge crossings. |
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| Left on yellow to retrace back to the parking lot. |
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| The sun was starting to set and it gets dark quickly in the forest. |
