This section of the Link Trail begins off NY 80 just east of Sheds.  The trail begins running parallel to NY 80 on private Property before turning right and ascending up the hill.  The trail reaches a newly cleared area and turns right following an old woods road.  Your following yellow blazes.

The trail ascends to its highest point on the continuous trail at 2022 feet.  The trail turns left and follows a section along a property boundary before entering Muller Hill State Forest.  The trail continues to ascend in the state forest before reaching a spur trail that leads to Carpenter Road (0.6 mile away to the west).  From here the trail turns left.

The trail now descends toward the abandoned section of Chapman Road and crosses Tioughnioga Creek.  The trail now ascends toward dirt Muller Hill Road, crosses the road and follows seasonal Wood Rd (Bundy Rd).  The trail continues to follow the abandoned section of Wood Road until it comes out of the state forest and back onto a driveable section of Wood Road.

Looking back towards NY 80 along the Link Trail

The trail follows Wood Road to Crumb Hill Road, where it turns left following the road for 0.1 mile before turning right off the road and enters Maripossa State Forest.  The trail now winds until reaching the junction of the white blazed Finger Lakes Trail at 7.2 miles of hiking in this section.  Turning left will take you to Bucks Brook State Forest and eventually to the Catskills, The Long Path and if you wanted to, the Appalachian Trail.  Turning right will take you to Cuyler Hill State Forest, the junction of the North Country Trail, to Pennsylvania and eventually if you wanted to, all the way to North Dakota.

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Link Trail at the junction of the Finger Lakes Trail

Pictures from along the Link Trail

Link Trail Heading south, entering Muller Hill State Forest on 9/30/07.	Link Trail The Link Trail in Muller Hill State Forest.	Link Trail Looking north toward NY 80.	Link Trail Near NY 80 in Sheds, NY.	Link Trail View from the trail near NY 80.
Link Trail Looking north toward NY 80.	Link Trail Looking south, near NY 80, at the hill you're about to ascend.	Finger Lakes Trail The FLT Trailhead at Bamberry Road in Mariposa State Forest that leads to the start/end of the Link Trail.	Link Trail The Link Trail near Crumb Hill Road.	First Yellow Blaze Yellow blaze of the Link Trail at the southern terminus at the junction of the Finger Lakes Trail.

 

Mile	Elevation	Trail Description (North to South)
0.0	1560 feet	Trail veers right off NY 80.  Then trail turns right and heads uphill.  Shoulder parking.
0.5	1727 feet	Reach an area recently cleared and turn right.  Following old logging road.
0.7	1820 feet	Trail register
1.2	2022 feet	High point along main continuous trail.
1.7	1929 feet	Trail turns left.  Follow yellow boundary paint on trees.
2.0	1916 feet	Reach Muller Hill State Forest Boundary.
2.6	1942 feet	Junction of spur trail to Carpenter Rd (0.6 mi).  Turn left for main Link Trail.
3.0	1691 feet	Reach seasonal dirt Chapman Road.  Turn left on road, then turn right off road in 100 feet.  Then cross Tioughnioga Creek.
3.6	1823 feet	Reach dirt Muller Hill Road.(parking)  Turn left, then quick right onto dirt Wood Road (Bundy Road).
4.1	1792 feet	Seasonal dirt Wood Road (Bundy Rd) becomes an abandoned road, follow old road.
5.0	1853 feet	Reach drivable Wood Road.  (Parking)  Continue down Wood Road.
5.7	1662 feet	Reach Crumb Hill Road.  Turn left and follow road.
5.8	1663 feet	Turn right off road into woods following yellow blazes.  Now in Mariposa State Forest
7.2	1790 feet	Reach junction of white blazed Finger Lakes Trail.  Turning left will take you to Bucks Brook State Forest and eventually to the Catskills, The Long Path and if you wanted to, the Appalachian Trail.  Turning right will take you to Cuyler Hill State Forest, the junction of the North Country Trail, to Pennsylvania and eventually if you wanted to, all the way to North Dakota.

Link Trail	Canastota Section	Perryville Section	Cazenovia Section	Stone Quarry-Nelson Swamp
Tioughnioga WMA	Dugway-NY80 walk	CNY Hiking HOME PAGE	Muller Hill State Forest	Maripossa State Forest

 

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