"The many rock formations along the ridgeline of Bellvale Mountain provide a number of views to the south and east. Two of the best vistas are seen from Eastern Pinnacles and Cat Rocks. From the parking area, walk back toward NY 17A, turn right onto it, make a left into the woods on the A.T. about 100 yards later, and rise at a gradual rate. Within a few hundred feet, pass by a blue-blazed side trail that leads to a platform used by hawk-watchers during the raptors’ annual fall migration. Join a woods road at 0.5 mile and cross a utility right-of-way at 0.8 mile. Make a short, steep climb to the top of Eastern Pinnacles at 1.4 miles. A blue-blazed trail bypasses this steep climb but also misses the view. This red, pudding stone rock, shaped by moving glaciers, rises above the vegetation and provides views south of Greenwood Lake and north and east across the forested lands of Sterling Forest." Read more