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.
As it climbs up the slope of Kaaterskill Clove, the path ascends steadily and sometimes steeply. It then turns back at the top of a small hill and starts to descend slightly toward the two streams located at the bottom of Hillyer Ravine.