Bill Williams is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media two hikers were rescued by New York State Forest Rangers after they got lost while hiking in Greene County. The two men, aged 29 and 30, are residents of the Bronx, Department of Environmental Conservation spokesperson Jeff Wernick said. On December 10, at about 5:15 p.m., Rangers Joseph Bink, Gregory Bowler and Katherine Fox were called to Hurricane Ledge following a report that two people were lost there. The rangers located the two men by 8 p.m. finding them cold, but not injured. Rangers provided food, warm liquids and dry layers of clothing and helped the men return to the trailhead. Both hikers declined medical assistance, Wernick said. Hurricane Ledge, in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest, is located off Platte Clove Road in Elka Park. The hike to Hurricane Ledge is listed as very difficult and dangerous, according to trail experts. Platte Clove Road is closed during the winter months, but the trail is accessible from Steenburgh Road. The hike is approximately 7.3 miles, round trip. The DEC advises hikers to properly prepare and plan before entering the backcountry. More information is available at the DEC’s Hike Smart NY, Adirondack Backcountry Information and Catskill Backcountry Information web pages. In 2021, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 426 search and rescue missions, extinguished wildfires, participated in prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate hundreds of acres of land and worked on cases that resulted in thousands of tickets or arrests. Read the full story at HudsonValey360 [dot] com.