"A loop of West Kill and the two Hunters out of the Spruceton trail PA. Found a drone laying in the trail/road on my descent from Hunter at the end of my loop. It was right at the hairpin curve, jump off point for Rusk, so I carried it out to the register box near the PA." — Nimblefoot • Nov 21, 2022

"Did the classic loop of West kill, the Hunters and Rusk via East Rusk for the month of October. Saw my first icicles of the season on my climb of West kill. With the low temps and a bit of a breeze I almost put on hand shoes, aka gloves, but I toughed it out on my trip up and down West Kill. Only saw women hiking on West Kill then a couple near the summit of SW Hunter. Hunter was a ghost town which was a bit of a surprise and the two Rusk peaks were quiet which was not surprising. The descent off of Rusk was tricky in the steeper parts as all the fallen leaves were hiding the loose rock and roots adding slipping and tripping to the mix of fun." — Nimblefoot • Oct 20, 2022

"Loop of West Kill, SW Hunter and Hunter. Bushwhack off of West kill down to Diamond Notch then up to SW Hunter. Descent down went fast then the ascent up went much slower staying away from the spruce thickets and weaving my through the numerous ledges/outcrops. Unfortunately my phone battery basically died, I failed to put an external battery in my pack, so navigating to the canister on a plateau- like summit was interesting. Herd path and rail bed out to the Devils Path then all trails up and over Hunter and down to Spruceton road. Warmer and less breezy today, compared to yesterday, so back to shorts and fewer upper layers." — Nimblefoot • Sep 24, 2022

"Ed and I did a loop of the two Hunters and Rusk. We descended Rusk to get back on the Spruceton trail rather than going over the East peak of Rusk as a change of pace. After eating lunch at the cabin on Hunter we climbed the tower to get the views with the clear blue sky. Stopped for a pint at West Kill brewery then onto Brios for dinner." — Nimblefoot • Aug 13, 2022

"This was the hardest of the Catskill 3500 climbs so far. It was 2.5 miles of progressively steeper and rockier trail. It felt never ending and relentless. The views from the fire tower were spectacular. Lots of people on the trail today. Perfect day for a hike. I won’t have a problem sleeping tonight that’s for sure. " — HeyJoe • Jul 4, 2022

"Cruising up the NYS Thruway I brain-farted and got off at the Kingston exit instead of the Saugerties exit. So I did Hunter first before heading over to Mink Hollow for Sugarloaf and Plateau. Nice climb up the Becker Hollow trail, short and sweet. Only a week since last climb but needed it for day #211/366 for the northeast 4K/day challenge. Lunch in the parking lot then over to Mink Hollow. On my way up Sugarloaf I ran into a group of four descending that I met between East Rusk and Rusk. Short chat with the Ladies then went and tagged the non-descript summit. On my descent I ran into a local ultra runner out training for an upcoming race, Manitou Revenge. Nice chat about all things trail running, FKTs and the local running scene. Once down to Mink Hollow I headed straight down to the car and passed on the idea of doing Plateau as I didn’t really “need” it. Sugarloaf closed out my single season Spring round earning me a triangular trillium patch and a 4 seasons in a row patch." — Nimblefoot • Jun 10, 2022

"Classic loop of the Hunters and Rusk via East Rusk. Pretty much a solid herd path up and over East Rusk and onto the can on Rusk. For some reason I lost the HP coming down E. Rusk, in haste I zigged when it zagged or vice versa, found it again as I reach the plateau between the peaks. Mid way along the plateau I met a group of 4 doing the same loop and they too lost the HP but drifted toward the Spruceton trail and spent some time whacking toward Rusk basically paralleling the HP until they saw me zipping along. When I left the canister on Rusk and heading for the HP down I could still hear them discussing their navigation loudly and it seemed they were off the HP again. Nice day in the woods. " — Nimblefoot • Jun 3, 2022

"Loop from Spruceton Rd Trailhead going clockwise to Hunter and Southwest Hunter. Warm and sunny day for February, packed slushy snow and some icy patches. A couple steep parts on the way up and down, but not too bad. Spikes, no snowshoes needed. Ran into a few groups of hikers. The view from Hunter's firetower was amazing, no view from SW Hunter unfortunately. The ridge along Devil's Path had a nice sunny lookout and there were some cool waterfalls by the turn to West Kill's trail a mile from the end of the loop. Overall, not too difficult or technical of a hike, slushy snow was the toughest part. 10.25 miles in 5.5 hours, 2,750 ft total elevation gain." — gregoryskiba • Feb 21, 2022

"Picking off the other two peaks I missed 5 days ago when break trail to SW Hunter in the fairly fresh snow. Fortunately this time some bare booters had broken out a track to Rusk and right over East Rusk making my travel much easier." — Nimblefoot • Jan 24, 2022

"We took the Spruceton trail for 7.68 miles & 1947 feet of elevation gain. Fairly gentle trail that never exceeds 28% grade, on a crushed shale horse trail. It was a very windy, foggy hike, with no views besides clouds at the summit." — EmilyDoucet729 • Oct 16, 2021