Hunter Mountain Fire Tower (Spruceton Trail)

CatskillsVerified September 9, 2026

Distance

6.6 mi

OpenStreetMap

Elevation gain

1,946 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

3¼ h–4 h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

strenuous

index 161, computed

Blazes

Blue (Spruceton Trail)

NYS DEC

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS DEC

The route

Topographic map of Hunter Mountain Fire Tower (Spruceton Trail)

Spruceton Trailblue dec foot trail discs blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (5463782), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Sat, Oct 24	56°F 13°C	34°F 1°C	Mostly Sunny, night: clear	0%	2 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	60°F 16°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	3 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	62°F 17°C	33°F 1°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy	0%	6 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	49°F 9°C	27°F -3°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	3 to 7 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	52°F 11°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy	0%	3 mph SW
Thu, Oct 29	59°F 15°C	44°F 7°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	7%	8 mph SW
Fri, Oct 30	59°F 15°C	39°F 4°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	5%	6 to 9 mph W

Forecast for Spruceton Trail Parking Lot from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 24, 8:50 AM, fetched Oct 24, 8:50 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:03 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Spruceton Trail	Blue dec foot trail discs	3.3 mi
3.3	Unnamed way	—	0.1 mi
3.4	Spruceton Trail	Blue dec foot trail discs	3.3 mi

Trail names and blazes from the OpenStreetMap route relations, lengths measured along the drawn line, in walking order.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Parking	unnamed	—
2.1	Spring	unnamed	—
2.2	Shelter: John Robb Lean-To	John Robb Lean-To	—
3.3	Summit: Hunter Mountain	Hunter Mountain	4,030 ft
3.3	Monument: Hunter Mountain Fire Tower	Hunter Mountain Fire Tower	4,026 ft

Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-09. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by car

Spruceton Trail Parking Lot

42.18470, -74.27189

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Trailhead from the managing agency · verified 2026-09-09. No station is within a verified walk of this trailhead.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 1,946 ft, loss 1,936 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	6.6 mi	OpenStreetMap	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	1,946 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Not yet verified	—	—
Time	3¼ h–4 h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	strenuous (index 161, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Blue (Spruceton Trail)	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Managed by	NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Trailhead	Spruceton Trail Parking Lot 42.18470, -74.27189	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance6.6 mi

Elevation gain1,946 ft

Route typeNot yet verified

Time3¼ h–4 h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultystrenuous (index 161, computed)

BlazesBlue (Spruceton Trail)

Managed byNYS Department of Environmental Conservation

TrailheadSpruceton Trail Parking Lot 42.18470, -74.27189

Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

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