This is everything you need to know. Updated for 2026.

A long, lovely, difficult bushwhack—best hiked with a fun, solid crew.

A direct line from Moonhaw takes you up the shortest possible route to Balsam Cap but be warned: the way is steep. This is a tough Catskill hike.

A long, tough, rewarding hike that follows woods roads and herd paths, and ends with a true bushwhack to the wreckage of a WWII military bomber.