There is no marked trail to this summit. The standard approach follows the Pine Hill-West Branch Trail from the Biscuit Brook trailhead, then leaves it on an unmarked side trail for a short bushwhack of about a quarter mile to a summit canister. Expect untrailed ground near the top and plan your navigation accordingly. Trip guides put the out-and-back at about 9 miles, with a rocky opening climb and a DEC lean-to roughly 2 miles in.
Stream crossings are the real hazard. Biscuit Creek is the hardest of them and can be dangerous in high water, so spring melt and heavy rain are worth planning around. The summit has no views, and the peak is often climbed with at least one additional summit. Many hikers link it with Fir on the loop that combines both, a big day that mixes trail and bushwhack.
The mountain sits on the Catskill divide, and its slopes shed water in three directions: toward the Hudson to the northeast, the Delaware to the north, and the Neversink to the south. Eagle rises to the northwest and Doubletop to the southwest. Camping and fires are restricted above 3,500 feet in the warmer months.
