Hikers trying to get a feel for the Devil’s Path can take it one or two summits at a time and then head back to the trailhead, knocking off the route in sections. If you are up for the challenge, the trail can be approached in several ways. Appropriate footwear with the necessary traction is a must, as are a map, compass, first-aid kit and being in fit condition.

Rusin and Vincent say it is critical to bring lots of potable water because there are few sources along the path, and even those can be frozen or dried up depending on the season.

While the name is sexy and the danger tantalizing, the Devil’s Path is for expert hikers only. “The terrain and conditions are totally unpredictable.” How to attempt the Devil’s Path “They think the Catskills are just hills, but the Devil’s Path packs a wicked punch,” he said. Stash Rusin, host of the podcast “Inside the Line: The Catskills” and an avid explorer of the region, said that many people underestimate the trail because the Catskills lack the open summits of the Adirondacks or the White Mountains.

“When you hike it, you will quickly learn how it got its name,” said Dick Vincent, founder and race director of the legendary Escarpment Trail Run. No matter what origin story you believe, the burliness of the Catskills, with their rounded summits and thick undergrowth, lead most to feel there’s something seductive and sadistic about the Devil’s Path. Others say that European settlers, particularly the Dutch, believed the devil lived in the Catskills because the weather changed so rapidly and dramatically. Some claim that Indigenous people wouldn’t go up the treacherous summits because they believed the devil lurked there. OL5714284W Page_number_confidence 93.26 Pages 358 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201119154815 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 317 Scandate 20201118061934 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780007140060 Tts_version 4.The lore is as thick and mercurial as the path itself. Urn:lcp:dangerouspath0000hunt:epub:41b454e6-fedf-4d43-8c45-6eb925bd958d Foldoutcount 0 Identifier dangerouspath0000hunt Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6tz31548 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780007140060Ġ007140061 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.6 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19873 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:20:19 Boxid IA1999504 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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