Kelly Hollow Loop Trail
In the northwestern part of the 13,500 acre Balsam Lake Wild Forest sits a relatively isolated trail loop. The Kelly Hollow Loop which starts and finishes on Mill Brook Road and is closed in on three sides by Mill Brook Ridge. The old woods road the trail follows was once used as logging roads and probably by farms as you’ll be able to make out the extensive stone fence network and scattered foundations. The openness…
Kelly Hollow Lean-to Catskills
In the Balsam Lake Wild Forest is a trail loop that doubles as a ski and hiking trail. It is also a gem for people who wish to hike and have some solitude away from the crowds on the more popular high peak trails. Even though there are primitive campsites very close to the road, the prize spot to camp is the wonderful Kelly Hollow Lean-to which is situated at the farthest part of the…