Easiest Catskill Peaks
The easiest peaks you can do in the Catskills are suitable for most hikers. If you’re prepared to hike safely but are unsure of your ability — or if you’ve never hiked for more than four hours — these peaks will get you started on your mountain hiking journey.
Hiking With Doggo
The mountains on this page are suitable for dogs of all sizes, though your dog(s) should always be leashed and kept close. Here’s how to hike your dog safely.
Easiest Catskills (12)
Slide 4184’
Southern Catskills
Fully Trailed
Scenic
The tallest mountain in the Catskills is one of the easiest Catskills to hike. Slide Mountain also features a number of largely unknown treats…
No. of Entries: 5
Fire TowerFully Trailed
Scenic
A short, easy hike to a fire tower with an epic view makes Balsam Lake one of the Catskill’s most popular and beloved peaks.
No. of Entries: 6
Bearpen 3587’
Northern Catskills
Fully Trailed
The Catskill 3500’s only dud. A boring mountain. You will be bored. A view near the peculiarly-wooded summit is… not too boring? But then you hike down a boring mountain. Bring a non-boring friend to help keep you awake.
No. of Entries: 1
Vly 3541’
Northern Catskills
Bushwhack
Canister
Vly is a good beginner bushwhack mountain. The herd path is unmaintained but clear. DEC boundary paint-marked trees will guide you to the densely-wooded summit.
No. of Entries: 1
Windham High Peak 3525’
Northern Catskills
Fully Trailed
Scenic
Easy to hike and exceptionally rewarding: an enchanted spruce forest, great views of the Blackhead range, and three superb summit lookouts.
No. of Entries: 6
Huntersfield 3423’
Northern Catskills
Fully Trailed
A quiet, peaceful, mountain situated in spectacularly bucolic surroundings.
No. of Entries: 2
Stoppel Point 3420’
Northeastern Catskills
Fully Trailed
Scenic
Mellow and beautiful, the long escarpment ridge of Stoppel Point is a delight to hike.
No. of Entries: 1
Fully Trailed
Scenic
One of the most popular peaks in the Catskills, and a fire tower peak.
No. of Entries: 9
Silver Hollow Notch & Edgewood 3009’
Central Catskills
Fully Trailed
Scenic
Quiet, mellow, lovely, scenic. Two summits close together. Edgewood is the slightly lower southwestern peak.
No. of Entries: 2
Fully Trailed
Scenic
A beautiful mountain, beautifully situated, with stunning fire tower views!
No. of Entries: 4
Blue Hill 2749’
Western Catskills
Private
Privately-owned mountain in the Western Catskills. Not open to the public.
No. of Entries: 1
South Mountain 2495’
Northeastern Catskills
Fully Trailed
Scenic
Beloved peak for campers and Catskills hikers alike.
No. of Entries: 5