Backpacking the Windham High Peak – Blackhead Mountain Range loop makes for a wonderful 2 to a 3-day outing. Passing over 6-peaks and 3-subpeaks makes …
Backpacking the Windham – Blackhead Mountain Range Loop

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The Black Dome Trail extends east and then north from the trailhead at the end of Barnum Road to the Escarpment Trail between Burnt Knob and Acra Point. The trail crosses over Thomas Cole Mountain (3,940 feet) at 2.9 miles, Black Dome (3,980 feet) at 3.7 miles. At 4.3 miles, the trail connects to the Blackhead Mountain Spur Trail. At 5.7 miles, the trail intersects with the Batavia Kill Trail. At 6.3 miles the trail passes the Big Hollow Parking Lot and crosses Big Hollow Road. From Big Hollow Road, it is 1 mile north to the Escarpment Trail.
Backpacking the Windham High Peak – Blackhead Mountain Range loop makes for a wonderful 2 to a 3-day outing. Passing over 6-peaks and 3-subpeaks makes …
The Blackhead Mountain Range is home to the Catskill’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th tallest peaks. The major summits of Black Dome (3995′), Thomas Cole (3953′), …
In the shadow of the big peaks that line the Black Dome Valley (aka Big Hollow Valley) in the Catskills sits Acra Point. This 3100′ peak is located just north …
Burnt Knob is a lower peak in the Windham – Blackhead Wilderness of the Catskill Mountains. It is a peak in the Catskill 67 at …