Hand Hollow Hill(Hand Hollow State Forest-Town of New Lebanon, Columbia County)

Got out for a very short, but steep Sunday morning stroll at the Hand Hollow State Forest in northern Columbia County under beautiful early fall conditions.  Parked at the marked DEC parking lot off of Route 20(Elevation 685 feet) and then hiked past the gate and headed south up a rough access road.

The road walk was mostly uneventful, but steep and ablaze in early fall colors.

After a short but relentless climb up the road, a short drop then brought me to a cell tower in a small clearing.

From the cell tower, I turned back on the road, quickly leaving it and heading into the woods to bushwhack up to the nondescript 1364 foot summit.

After leaving the summit, it was a steep descent back to the road and the car, covering 2.2 miles RT and 700 feet of ascent.

Map Below.   Blue P=Parking   Blue X=Summit    Red X=Cell Tower