Red Hill

I have been to the other Catskill fire towers numerous times.  It was five years ago that I finally made it to Red Hill.  In a down pour, I did not even bother climbing the tower.

Today the weather did not fully cooperate, but there were at least some views (of what I don't know).  Red Hill is remote.  Even when approaching from the south, it's an hour and a half from Monroe.  I'll only do this hike if it's in conjunction with something else.

Red Hill is a short 1.4 mile walk on a single track trail.  It's a real trail with plenty of rocks.  There's also almost 1,000 feet elevation gained.  Not bad for a "hill".

The fire tower affords some great views of the surrounding mountains and farm land.  I expected to see Slide, but I'm not sure if I did.  I think Wildcat obstructed the views.  Doubletop was in view, but I was not certain which one it was.  Still, the views were quite nice.  Especially of the area up close.  It appears to be a nice valley to live in if quite remote.