January 17, 2021 Updated: January 15, 2022

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Fir & Big Indian

This long hike mixes beautiful Catskills trails and fun water crossings with a long bushwhack section over two substantial mountain peaks.

Hike Length: 10.0 miles (16.09 km)

Total Ascent: 2,250ft (686m)

Intensity: Moderate Catskills Hike

Route Type: Lollipop

Includes: Blazed Trail, Easy Bushwhack, True Bushwhack, Stream Crossing, River Crossing

Parent : Fir

Similar Entries In: Catskills, The Moderate Hikes, Big Indian, Bushwhack, Compass, Fir, Long Hikes, True Bushwhack, Winter.

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A long lollipop route with a great mix of trail and bushwhack.

Hiking Trail Description

This long hike mixes beautiful Catskills trails and fun water crossings with a long bushwhack section over two substantial mountain peaks.

Fir & Big Indian Trailhead

Medium-sized lot on the opposite side of the road from the trailhead.

Google Maps Location: 41.991444, -74.485034

The map below shows the exact topographic location of the trailhead

Leaflet Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM | Map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)

Cell Service

Patchy LTE above 3250’. My network is Verizon. YMMV.

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The parent mountain for this hike is Fir.