Park in the medium-sized parking area on Spruceton Road — but make sure to not park in the turnaround at the end of the road, near the trailhead. It’s a very short road walk from the official parking lot to the trailhead.

The walk in, along the West Kill, is a lovely start to this hike. Follow the blue trail blazes…

In cold weather on any mountain hike, you’ll definitely need microspikes. The trail often looks like this…

In summer, the footbridge across the top of the waterfalls looks like this…

In winter, it looks so…

Diamond Notch Falls

Winter is my favorite time to visit any waterfall. Spot the hiker…

Diamond Notch Scenic View

Cross over the footbridge and continue to follow the blue blazes uphill, to your left.

Before half a mile, you’ll see a lean-to shelter on your left, just off trail…

It’s really beautifully situated. There’s also a privy.

From here, make your way further uphill on the trail until you enter the very narrowest part of the wind gap — where it’s possible to put one foot on Southwest Hunter and the other on West Kill mountain.

At half-a-mile from the footbridge, you’ll come to an obvious boulder. From this spot, there’s a terrific view of the Burroughs Range: Wittenberg, Cornell, the col, and Slide Mountain.

Behind the Burroughs Range, you can see Table and Peekamoose mountains.

From here, it’s roughly 1.5 miles back to your car on Spruceton Road.