TheDevil's Path is amountain range andhiking trail in theGreene County portion ofNew York'sCatskill Mountains. The mountains commonly considered to be part of the Devil's Path are, from west to east,West Kill,Hunter,Plateau,Sugarloaf,Twin, andIndian Head.
The name comes from early settlers of the region, who believed the range's craggy cliffs were specially built by thedevil so that he alone could climb them and occasionally retreat from the world of men. Today, they are famous for the deep gaps between them, which get lower in elevation as the mountains between them get higher when proceeding westward on the hiking trail.
The mountains and the land around them were acquired by the state asForest Preserve and made part of theCatskill Park in the 1920s and 1930s. Today the area is managed by theNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation as theIndian Head Wilderness Area.[1]
| Northwest Catskills |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Blackhead Mountains | ||
| Other northeast Catskills | ||
| Devil's Path | ||
| Other central Catskills | ||
| Southwest Catskills | ||
| Burroughs Range | ||
| Other southern Catskills | ||
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