FLT/NCT Bear Creek State Forest

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Bear Creek State Forest

At 547 acres, Bear Creek State Forest is smaller than most state forests. This state forest is located northwest of Franklinville, NY just off NY 16 along Upper Bear Creek Road. The Finger Lakes Trail - North Country Trail travels two miles through the western, southern and eastern parts of the forest.

There is an abandoned road that runs along Bear Creek through the middle of the forest and logging tracks that gives hikers other options to explore within the state forest. There is also power lines that run north-south through the forest that offers another hiking option in the forest.

Look below for a map and trail description of this section of the trail.

Mile	Elevation	Description
0.0	2005 ft	Corner of Tug Hill Road and Bear Creek Road. Follow Bear Creek Road and follow white blazes. Bear Creek Rd is a seasonal dirt road. Tug Hill Road is plowed in winter.
0.85	1822 ft	Rogers Road on right. Continue straight on seasonal dirt Bear Creek Road.
1.0	1797 ft	Parking. Trail turns right off road just after the roads left bend. Enter Bear Creek State Forest and ascend.
1.25	1964 ft	Trail veers left.
1.45	2026 ft	Highest point along trail in Bear Creek State Forest.
1.75	1936 ft	Begin to ascend.
2.1	2025 ft	Begin to descend.
2.3	1918 ft	Trail turns left.
2.7	1905 ft	Begin steep descent toward Bear Creek Road. Part of the way along logging road.
3.0	1684 ft	Cross Bear Creek. No bridge.
3.05	1685 ft	Reach Bear Creek Road. End of this section. FLT/NCT turns right and follows road to NY 16, then to NY 98. For a continuation see Kingsbury Hill.

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