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The main Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) currently runs 549 miles from the New York/Pennsylvania border in Allegheny State Park at its western terminus to its eastern terminus at the junction of the Long Path in the Catskills. The 4600 mile North Country National Scenic Trail coincides with the main Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) for 380 miles before veering away from the FLT on it's way to the Adirondacks and its proposed eastern terminus at Crown Point, NY.
There are also five branch trails and sixteen loop trails of the FLT that extend from the main FLT trail. Including these trails this gives the whole Finger Lakes Trail system over 900 miles of hiking trails. The main FLT is blazed white while the branch trails are either orange or blue blazed. You can purchase official maps and guides directly from the Finger Lakes Trail Conference website. You can also learn more about joining their hiking club.
The Finger Lakes Trail Conference invites you to participate in the 2010 county hike series, “Hiking Bullthistle Country”. This series of 7 guided hikes will cross Chenango County and cover 76 miles on the Finger Lakes Trail. Hikes are scheduled for the second Saturday of every month from April to September with a final hike Saturday, September 25. This hike series would be considered a moderate/ strenuous level of hiking. Hikes will vary from 6.9 to 12.9 miles. All registrations are due by April 1, 2010. First come, first serve.
Complete Hike Series Information
The Finger Lakes Trail System is located on state land and also private land. Please respect private property and stay on the trail while hiking on private property as well as respect any trail closures. More and more sections of trail are being lost due to hikers wondering off the trail and the landowners closing sections of trail on their land. Please help everyone who enjoys this trail by staying on the trail and learn trail closures for hunting season. They can easily lose the generosity of the 400+ remaining private land owners that the FLT crosses.
Below (or above) you will find more information on this hiking trail with maps and descriptions of different sections of the trail. Please remember that this website has this information listed to assist you in planning a hike, whereas to fully support the Finger Lakes Trail you should purchase their official maps & guides. Donations and new members to their club are always welcomed. Without the hiking club members hard work in maintaining the trail, these trails would not exist. When hiking with dogs, be sure to have your dog on a leash at all times.
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Disclaimer: All gps tracks used for the creation of maps we use for the Finger Lakes Trail are from actual hikes. Any likeness of the tracks to other maps is strictly coincidental.
Fun Facts about the Finger Lakes Trail
Length of the main Finger Lakes Trail is 548.6 miles (as of 2010)
The complete Finger Lakes Trail system is over 900 miles
Highest point is 3660 feet near Balsam Lake Mt in the Catskills
Lowest point is 430 feet at the crossing of Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca
288 people have hiked the whole trail (current as of 3/2010)
There were 26 hikers who completed the FLT in 2008
There were 20 hikers who completed the FLT in 2009
There are 25 lean-to's along the trail
The trail crosses four state parks
The trail crosses 41 state forests
The trail crosses 3 Wildlife Management Areas
The trail crosses one National Forest
Over 450 private landowners graciously allow the trail to cross their land
Ten simple rules to help preserve the Finger Lakes Trail System
Respect land owners rights & stay on the trail at all times
When maps & blazes or flags do not match --> follow the blazes or flags
Take pictures, leave only footprints (unless emergency situation)
Travel in groups of ten people or fewer
Share shelters and campsites with others
Camp or build fires in designated places
Use only dead or down wood for campfires - DO NOT CUT DOWN TREES
Purify all water BEFORE drinking
Take all litter back home (carry in - carry out)
When hiking with dogs, always have your dog on a leash at all times
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Maps & Descriptions of the Finger Lakes Trail
| Western Section | Central Section | Eastern/Catskill Section |
Branch Trails of the Finger Lakes Trail System
| Conservation Trail | Letchworth Trail | Bristol Hills Trail | Interloken Trail | Onondaga Trail |
Loop Trails of the Finger Lakes Trail System
| Hi Tor Blue Trail | Urbana Loop | Finona Loop | Cobb Loop |
| Queen Catharine Marsh Loop Trail | Montour Falls Historic Loop Trail | Texas Hollow Loop | Spanish Loop Trail |
| Van Lone Hill Loop | Bob Cameron Loop | Abbott Loop | Dabes Diversion Loop |
| Virgil Mountain Loop | Woodchuck Hollow Loop | Plymouth Lean-To Loop | Kopac Trail |
| Robinson Loop Trails | Fellows Hill Loop |
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