"Took south trail up to Hurricane Mountain Firetower at 11:30am. Made it to summit at 1:25PM and back to car by 3:46PM. Clear beautiful sunny fall day. Spent a lot of time at the summit admiring the foliage." — catearonson • Oct 3, 2026

"My first hike of the day. I came in from the Denning Rd side to save distance and elevation since I was going to hike Touch Me Not and Cabot later today. Low could cover and fog around the firetower. " — newenglandwarrior • Aug 17, 2026

"First time seeing a ladder replacement for steps in a firetower. Ladder is the last stretch before entering firetower cab. I’d say the ladder adds a hint of excitement for those not to fond of heights. My six year old hesitated but didn’t want to miss being in the cab. " — gettingtothe46 • Jun 29, 2026

"Loop hike of Rusk and the Hunters with a few Catskill friends. Tony brought plenty of home made chocolate cookies, thanks to his wonderful wife, and Lori(aka fireball) brought Fireball to share. We celebrated friendship and Lori’s 6 year anniversary of retirement on the summit of Hunter." — Nimblefoot • Jun 25, 2026

"Did Spruce Mountain as a short training hike for my backpacking trip. Easy trail that is very gradual and barely feels like a mountain. Not much to see though as the tower is still closed and there are zero views. The summit itself is just a grassy clearing that sits below the closed tower. It is surprising to me that the state continues to maintain the trail despite the closure of the tower. A lot of fire tower peaks had their trails abandoned once the towers were rendered useless back in the 70s. There were a lot of people out enjoying the trail today, and I was glad that my heavy backpack was feeling better. Didn't take any pictures because there wasn't much to see." — elimihuta • Jun 19, 2026