Saturday, February 11, 10:00 AM | Bramley Mountain Trails

Join the Catskill Mountain Club on a hike on the recently opened Bramley Mountain Trail. We have a few markers and a sign to put up and thought we’d make a fun hike out of it.  We’ll visit the 2817’ summit with its site of a former fire tower, a beautiful abandoned bluestone quarry, and the impressive cliffs and caves that lie between. We’ll hike about .9 miles to the quarry on a woods road with little elevation gain. After the quarry, we’ll continue on the steeper trail that ascends about 1.2 miles through mixed hardwoods while passing stone walls and many impressive rock outcroppings and cliffs, some with caves. The hike will descend the mountain on the Summit Trail, a 1.8 mile long direct hike on old woods roads, with its views to the west and to the southern high peaks and Mount Pisgah.  It has some steep pitches alternating with long gentle climbs. This route (Quarry Trail up, Summit Trail down) offers the best views of all the sights this trail has to offer.The Bramley Mountain Trail is the fifth addition to the hiking options in the Catskills designed and built by the Catskill Mountain Club. It is located on a NYC DEP parcel in the Towns of Delhi and Bovina, totaling about 4 miles in length.Leader: Ann RobertiDogs not allowed but there will be dogs on the hike – hike leader’s dog is not great with other dogsEvent Duration: 4.2 milesLevel of Difficulty:  Moderate-Difficult                              Microspikes are probably needed for this hike.Registration required by Friday Feb 10th: email aroberti@catskill.net or call 845-676-3643Group size is limited so register early.Questions can be send to  aroberti@catskill.netDriving Directions: The trailhead is located on Glen Bernie Road in Delhi, seven tenths of a mile from the intersection with County Rt 18, or 3.3 miles from the intersection with State Rt. 28.gps coordinates for trailhead:  42.2993, -74.83