Putnam Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Appalachian Trail: White blaze
Denning Hill Spur Trail: Blue blaze
Total Time: 1:45 hour
Estimated Distance: 2.5 Miles
Pros: Another very remote trail with few people
Cons: None
Hiking Partner:
Yehudah Koblick
Continuing along the my goal of completing the Appalachian Trail segments in my region, I picked up where I left off the previous week at Denning Hill. We parked on Chapman Road right past Old Albany Post Road, where the Appalachian Trail crosses through this intersection. We took the Appalachian Trail south from here, crossing a small boardwalk and then climbing up the side of the ridge. The trail goes along the side of the ridge for a while, before turning and climbing to the top where there is a nice view facing east.
We continued past the view along the Appalachian Trail to the Denning Hill Spur Trail, which we took to the top of the ridge. As mentioned in my previous post, this view is mostly overgrown and not quite impressive. At this point we turned around, and headed back along the same route back to our car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Short Boardwalk at the Beginning of the Hike |
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| At the Main View at Denning Hill |
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| At the View Facing Northeast |
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| View Facing South with a Large Pine Tree |
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| Me at the Denning Hill View |
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| Yehudah at the Denning Hill View |
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| View from Denning Hill Facing Northwest, Towards the Hudson River and Bull Hill/Storm King |
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| Evergreen Mountain Laurel Forest on the Appalachian Trail |
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| View of the First View Again on Denning Hill |
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| Denning Hill View, Facing East |
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| Old Albany Post Road Sign at the Trail Intersection |
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