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Bristol Hills Trail

Italy Hill
State Forest to
Wagon Wheel
Campground

 

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From the FLTC website --> 4/8/11 FLTC Map B2 --> Hunting notice: At Ford Rd. for 1200' south, landowner requests turkey season hunting closure from mid April to the end of May on weekends (weekdays should be OK to hike). Also the trail will be closed during the fall big game gun season from mid November to mid December.


The Bristol Hills Trail is a branch trail of the 900+ mile Finger Lakes Trail System.  The trail winds over 50 miles from its northern terminus at Ontario County Park, through Naples, NY and on to it's southern terminus at the main Finger Lakes/North Country Trail near Mitchellsville, NY.  The trail is marked with orange blazes and passes through numerous state forest and Hi Tor WMA.  It is a great long weekend backpacking hike for those who have a shuttle.

Pulteney Road

This section covers the trail from County Route 32, just south of Italy Hill State Forest, to Wagon Wheel Campground.  This whole section of trail is on private property.  A section of almost one mile is a road walk and there are a couple of other much shorter sections along roads.

Waldo Creek

Look below for a map and a more detailed description of this section of the Bristol Hills Trail.

You can help support this trail by purchasing official Bristol Hills Trail maps from the Finger Lakes Trail Conference or volunteer!   You can also find the latest trail conditions from the Finger Lakes Trail Conference website under the "trail conditions" link.

Mile Elevation Description of Trail from north to south
0.0 1622 ft

Trail crosses County Route 32.

0.9 1543 ft

Turn right on Pulteney Road.

1.8 1521 ft

Trail turns right off Pulteney Road.

1.9 1546 ft

Trail register

2.45 1628 ft

Turn right on Ford Road, then in a couple hundred feet trail turns left off road. The trail is CLOSED for HUNTING for Turkey season in the spring on weekends and for big game from Mid Nov to Mid Dec just south of Ford Rd.

3.3 1616 ft

Cross Tuttle Road.

3.6 1531 ft

Trail veers left

4.7 1559 ft

Trail turns right on logging road and descends.

4.9 1410 ft

Trail turns left off logging road.  Trail ascends steeply.

6.3 1601 ft

Trail crosses County Route 75 and climbs steeply.

6.7 1798 ft

Trail begins descending.

7.15 1557 ft

Right on Williams Road.

7.25 1494 ft

Trail goes left off Williams Road.

7.6 1681 ft

Trail turns right.

7.8 1699 ft

Trail begins descending.

8.5 1350 ft

Cross County Route 74.  Follow Presler Road.

8.85 1354 ft

Wagon Wheel Campground store on your left.  End of this section.  See Wagon Wheel Campground to Urbana State Forest for a continuation of the Bristol Hills Trail.

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