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Balsam Lake Mountain Trail

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  2. NY
  3. …Catskill Region
  4. …Catskill Forest Preserve
  5. Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest
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1.5

Miles

2.4

KM

Point to Point

3,732' 1,137 m

High

2,912' 888 m

Low

418' 127 m

Up

820' 250 m

Down

16%

Avg Grade (9°)

38%

Max Grade (21°)

Dogs Unknown

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Land Manager: NY State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Gilbert Lake State Park

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  3.7 from 3 votes

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in Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest

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in Balsam Lake Mountain W…

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Foggy autumn view from halfway up the Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower
Oct 23, 2021 near Livings…, NY

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Oct 1, 2023
Elise Durma
rocky climb nice forest area at top 3.5mi
Oct 27, 2019
Diane Pastor
Sep 15, 2019
Heather Cassidy
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Cameron Flynn

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