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Hiking & Biking Trails
Hiking & Biking Trails
A couple that loves to hike, bike and kayak, sharing their adventures with fellow adventure seekers.

Fire Tower Challenge

Hunter Mountain Fire Tower Challenge
Fire Tower Challenge

Hunter Mountain Fire Tower Challenge

ByHiking Biking Trails February 20, 2022October 4, 2022

One of the Catskills fire tower challenges that I wanted to delay doing was Hunter Mountain fire tower. In the summer when we did it, I was sweating, huffing and puffing and remember miles of uphill trail. Perhaps in the summer it seems worse that it is because of the mosquitos and heat. This time…

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Hiking to Upper Esopus Fire Tower
Fire Tower Challenge

Hiking to Upper Esopus Fire Tower

ByHiking Biking Trails February 16, 2022May 15, 2022

After completing the Overlook Fire Tower trail, back in the car we went to hike to Upper Esopus fire tower. This is located about 20 minutes from the the Overlook parking lot, in the Catskills Visitor Center. The Upper Esopus tower is the new addition to the previous Catskills fire tower challenges. It was added…

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Catskills Fire Tower Challenge to Overlook Mountain
Fire Tower Challenge

Catskills Fire Tower Challenge to Overlook Mountain

ByHiking Biking Trails February 16, 2022May 15, 2022

When we first did the Catskills fire tower challenge we completed it in two days. There were 5 fire towers on the list but a new one has been added recently, the Upper Esopus. So while there are six fire tower challenges in the Catskills, our Peakquest scratch off only includes five. Since we never…

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Valentine’s Day Hike to Red Hill Fire Tower
Fire Tower Challenge

Valentine’s Day Hike to Red Hill Fire Tower

ByHiking Biking Trails February 14, 2022May 15, 2022

Today was a great day to do a Valentine’s day hike to Red Hill fire tower and complete one of the five Catskill fire tower challenges. Okay, fine! It was a very cold day, in the 10F, with wind chills of 8, but it was sunny. All you need for motivation to go outside and…

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Catskills Fire Tower Challenge-3/5
Hiking Trails | Fire Tower Challenge

Catskills Fire Tower Challenge-3/5

ByHiking Biking Trails August 13, 2020September 14, 2020

When we got the Peakquest fire tower challenge card we were so excited! We could not wait to go out there and do the challenge. After doing some research, we decided to do the three located in Catskills first. In one day, we were able to complete three out of five Catskills Fire Tower Challenge…

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