It ascends, steadily and sometimes steeply, for  up the side of Kaaterskill Clove. The trail switches back at the top of a small rise and begins to descend slightly to the two streams at the base of Hillyer Ravine.
The path ascends, gradually and sometimes steeply, along the side of Kaaterskill Clove. The trail reverses at the summit of a small rise and begins to descend slightly towards the two streams at the base of Hillyer Ravine.