Each winter, from early- to mid-November until the spring thaw, Town of Hunter Route 9 (also known as Platte Clove (Mountain) Road) is closed to vehicles.
Upon each year's closure, a steel gate is locked in place preventing passage along the steep and winding road.
Typical dates for the closure are November until late April or early May — or until weather permits and all seasonal repairs are complete. If you know the road, you know why.
Is Platte Clove Road Open or Closed?
Platte Clove Road is currently OPEN.
Latest Status
- NEW NEWS AS OF MAY 8TH - "By Order of Town of Hunter Highway Superintendent Robert Blain, Platte Clove Mountain Road is now officially open for the season!" (announced on the Facebook page of Town of Hunter Supervisor Sean Mahoney).
Looking ahead, figure that the status will revert to CLOSED sometime in early November of this year, or so.
Why is Platte Clove Road Important?
For Catskills mountain hikers, Platte Clove Road is often the quickest way to get to the Eastern Devil’s Path trailheads, and the trailheads for Kaaterskill High Peak and Huckleberry Point.
This page is an "echo" of the information on the Mountain Hiking page "Is Platte Clove Road Open or Closed?". Whenever in doubt, check in there for the latest. That page also has additional information such as directions to Platte Clove when Platte Clove Road is closed for the winter.
The photo (above, right) is from Dallas Denny's blog page "Back to the Catskills".