This 8.2-mile hike begins and concludes in McKenley Hollow. Rated as difficult, the outing is expected to take six hours. Participants need to bring lunch, winter clothes, sturdy boots, microspikes, gaiters, as well as snowshoes, poles, and a snow shovel. The event is limited to 12 hikers, and registration is required by January 12. To register, contact Al Purdy at Albertpurdy1@aol.com or (845) 489-2332. Dogs are not permitted on this hike.

Directions: From NYS Thruway Exit 19 Kingston, take Route 28 West for 31 miles and turn left onto Ulster County Route 47 in Big Indian. Follow 47 for 2.9 miles and turn right onto McKenley Hollow Road. Go 0.8 miles and the parking area is on the left.

From Route 28 West, Big Indian is 4.1 miles east of Highmount (Belleayre Ski Center). Turn right onto 47 and follow directions to McKenley Hollow above.

GPS Coordinates: 42.07038, -74.47395