Diamond Notch Falls (Kind of..)

Our second venture for the winter was supposed to be to Diamond Notch Falls. We headed out ready for a seemingly easy 3 mile out and back hike to an amazing waterfall. As we pulled into the Spruceton parking lot there were a few DEC signs out by the road but being that the hubby was navigating, “we” (he) forwent seeing if there might be some pertinent information we might need. Instead we headed to the seemingly most likely (and only visible) trail head and began our ascent. About half a mile in we crossed over a lovely wooden bridge and continued upward. Now being this

was our second outing and I am a woman of a certain age and shape I began to question if perhaps the signs may have held some important information. We continued on for another half mile or so until I finally called it quits. Not only were there no water bodies of any kind there was nothing but a steady ascent in front of us. We trekked back to the trailhead and “we” decided it would be a good idea to see what the sign at the road said. Lo and be hold there was an arrow indicating the way to Diamond Notch Falls. So off we went down the road (about a mile) before reaching the parking lot for Diamond Notch Falls.

Once on the trail it was mixture of mud and ice making the hike a bit more challenging that I originally thought. While we had some difficulty with the icier parts I couldn’t fathom the challenges the lovely people we passed with not just sneakers but BALLET FLATS on. Once we reached the falls we were rewarded with a nice view of the falls from the base, as well as, a nice

wooded bridge that traverses the top of the falls. After taking the obligatory pictures we headed back. Overall the hike is a nice easy traverse with a great waterfall as a reward at the end. Please don’t feel like you need to include the 2 mile Hunter Mtn. warm-up. Please head over to other adventures to check out our trip to West Kill Brewery.