"Tony organized a Spruceton Straightshot which is a traverse of Sherrill, North Dome and West Kill. This turned out to be an all guys hike and it was a new hike for four of them, only Tom M. and myself have done it a number of times. We chose to go from Shaft road to Spruceton road so as to get the bushwhacking(herd paths) done first and finish at the view down below the summit of West Kill. On our climb of Sherrill we kept hearing thunder in the distance which led to a light rain making us totally soaked by the time we reached the canister. Out came the rain jackets, to stay a little warmer, for our hike over to North Dome. By the the time we reached the next canister the rain let up and the sky lightened up so off came the jackets so they could ride in the packs for the remainder of the day. Onto the dreaded bushwhack down to the Devils Path for a trail hike up to St Anne’s and all the way up to the West Kill sign( the cairn has been knocked over again). Some group photos with the sign then down to the view(Bucks Ridge) for more lunch/snacks and Doug to experience a new view after raising his peak total to 15 Cat 35s. We lucked out to have the rain in the AM then sunny for..." — Nimblefoot • May 23, 2024

"Spruceton straight shot of West kill, Saint Anne’s, North Dome and Sherrill with Richard, Sherri, Kelly and Maple. Winter-like hike with about an inch white fluff on the ground. Micro spikes on and off all day." — Nimblefoot • Dec 6, 2023

"Nine of us hiked from the end of Spruceton road to Shaft road. It was nice to do the section of the Devils Path between the two peaks of West Kill, haven’t been through there in years. Fortunately the black flies were not a problem today as temps stayed on the cool side." — Nimblefoot • Jun 6, 2023

"Successful single day, solo traverse of the Devil's Path from East to West. This marks my first ultra-style, and longest hike in terms of mileage and duration. Set out at around 4:50am with 15 hours of moving time. I got over my fear of hiking alone in the dark, made some newt friends along the way, and finished the trail in one piece. I'm excited to keep pushing and see how far my heart and feet take me :) " — pandyabear • Sep 15, 2019

"Tom and I were joined by Peter and Emma, aka Sprinkles, for a Spruceton straight shot of Sherrill, North Dome and West Kill. A nice cool day so the bugs were not an issue. Easy whack using old woods roads and herd paths to obtain Sherrill and North Dome then a spirited plunge down to the Devils Path. The hike up to St. Anne’s and on to West Kill was the toughest part of the day. On the summit of West Kill Tom earned his single season Spring triangle patch presented to him by Emma. West Kill marked the completion of the month of June for me, my second month completed for my third 420 Grid." — Nimblefoot • Jun 15, 2019

"Went on a big ole loop hike starting at the western end of the Devil's Path, going over St Anne's, West Kill, SW Hunter and then finally Hunter. There was a dusting of snow on my climb up St. Anne's and over to West Kill but it melted not to long after that. Diamond Notch Falls was roaring and the clouds and lighting from Hunter was superb. Quite a few people out on the trails for a mid-october Friday, but it was quite the beautiful day. Finished the trip off with a three mile road walk and a stop in at the West Kill Brewery." — Right-On • Oct 19, 2018

"The Catskill four were joined by Tim as they did a traverse of Sherrill, North Dome and West Kill from Shoemaker road to Spruceton road. On our way up the Devils Path to Westkill we visited the summit of St Anne's." — Nimblefoot • Jun 8, 2017

"Laura, Steve and I did a traverse of Sherrill, North Dome and Westkill from Shoemaker road to the end of Spruceton road. On our up the Devils Path from the dog- leg below North Dome we visited the summit of St Anne's then continued on to West Kill." — Nimblefoot • May 16, 2017

"Sixth peak in a single-day East-to-West traverse of the Devil's Path to finish up my Catskill 3500 peaks list in style. 24.8 miles in 10:54 hours of hiking. Not too shabby for the new guy." — wacbravo • Sep 4, 2016

"Chilly Spring (?!) day. Sunny & breezy the whole way. Trail is nicely packed, about 2-3 feet deep. Just starting to get soft in spots. Trees look like they'd like to bud, but it's just been too cold!" — PJSelmer • Mar 23, 2014