Catskills Fire Tower Challenge

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Catskills Fire Tower Challenge 2024

Hey everyone,

One of my favorite parts of hiking is the sense of community around it. The people I've met hiking are still people I speak to today, and I've had so many positive experiences hiking in groups or with friends.

A benefit of having that community is being introduced to new opportunities and challenges to take on. As an east coast hiker, I'm also lucky enough to have numerous options for day trails or even multi-day hikes.

A friend recently let me know about a full-year event called the Catskills Fire Tower Challenge. The challenge involves visiting the fire towers atop 6 peaks in the Catskill Mountains in New York. I've already hiked a couple trails on these mountains, but never climbed one of the towers, so it'll be an awesome experience.

I wanted to share this challenge because I believe it's a great opportunity to push your limits and aim for something you may not normally strive for. It is certainly an achievement to reach all 6 of these peaks in a year, but the view from the fire towers will be a unique experience. I was never big on fire towers when I was younger, but now, they're my favorite part of any hike when they're open to the public.

The Catskills will also be a great way for me to branch out into New York hikes. Having recently moved to New York from New Jersey, I've wanted to move past the Delaware Water Gap/southern NY hikes for some time, and this will be a great chance to do that.

If you want to try this for yourself, check out this article on the NYSDEC website. It has all the information for the challenge.

Good luck, and be sure to join the Facebook group to be part of the community!

Picture taken atop a fire tower on a hike of the Adirondack Mountains




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