These six maps cover all 35 miles of the Link Trail in Madison County, New York.  From the Erie Canal Trail in Canastota, NY to the jct with the Finger Lakes Trail in Maripossa State Forest.

On the back of each map includes a description of the trail including elevation.  Parts of the Link Trail coincide with the path of the North Country National Scenic Trail.  These maps are printed on heavy duty waterproof paper, so you can take them with you on the trail.  These maps were created by CNY Hiking in March 2008.

NY 80 Trailhead.  Link Trail heads south onto PRIVATE PROPERTY.  Follow blue blazes.  Trail runs next to NY 80 for first 0.1 mile.

Turn right, cross creek on footbridge.  Then veer left and follow dirt road for about 30 feet, then trail veers right off the dirt road.  Begin ascending.  Views.

Reach an area recently cleared and turn right.  Following old logging road.

Trail Register.

Reach highpoint of this section of trail.

Cross old "jeep trail".

Trail turns left.  This next section has no blue blazes to follow.  Follow yellow boundary paint on trees.

Reach Muller Hill State Forest Boundary.  Blue blazes begin again.

Junction of spur trail to Carpenter Rd (0.6 mi).  Turn left for main Link Trail.

Trail Register.  Begin descent to Chapman Road.

Reach seasonal dirt Chapman Road.  Turn left on road, then turn right off road in 100 feet.  Then cross Tioughnioga Creek.

Reach dirt Muller Hill Road.(parking)  Turn left, then quick right onto dirt Wood Road (Bundy Road).

Seasonal dirt Wood Road (Bundy Rd) becomes an abandoned road, follow old road.

Reach drivable Wood Road.  (Parking)  Continue down Wood Road.

Reach Crumb Hill Road.  Turn left and follow road.

Turn right into woods following blue blazes.  Now in Mariposa State Forest

Cross small stream.

Trail Register.

Reach junction of white blazed Finger Lakes Trail.  Left is to Private Land (closed Oct 1-Dec 31), then Bucks Brook State Forest.  Right is to Bamberry Road in 0.3 miles.  End of the Link Trail.