Interloken-Gorge Trail

Saturday 03/22/2025 10:00 am

Hike rating:

Pace - Slow

Terrain - Easy

Distance – 6 miles; Terrain – Moderate; Pace – Moderate; Overall rating – Strenuous due to 600 feet elevation change.

Event/Trailhead location:

Parking lot on Picnic Area Road for the Blueberry Patch Campground in the Finger Lakes National Forest (click for map).

Hike Leader:
Gary Mallow

Contact:

Hike leader contact information will be sent in the email acknowledging that you have registered for this hike.

Hike Details:

Start & finish at the Blueberry Patch Campground on Picnic Area Road.This is a 6 mile loop hike rated strenuous. Overall gain in elevation of about 680 feet with some steep pitches.

We will hike the Gorge, Interloken and Burnt Hill Trails in Finger Lakes National Forest.

Wear sturdy hiking boots, bring water and a snack or sandwich as we will stop briefly for lunch. Mud is always a factor in the national forest, depending on weather, so gaiters might be a good idea if you have them.

If you will have trouble finding the trailhead, contact the hike leader at the email address above.

Check this space the morning of the hike for any changes or a cancellation.

The Finger Lakes National Forest is New York’s only national forest. There is a network of trails in the forest and we will traverse parts of three of them: the Interloken, Gorge, and Burnt Hill Trails. The Gorge Trail is of interest as it can be quite pretty if there is water in the creek, and we hike parallel to the gorge and above it for much of the way. We also hike through cow pasture and through more familiar stands of maple, ash, pine and hickory.

Registration is open!

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Cayuga Trails Club Finger Lakes Trail Conference

Registration Confirmation: You will receive an email if your registration was successful. (Check your spam folder if you don’t find it.)

EMAIL THE LEADER IF YOU WILL NOT BE ATTENDING! Please be courteous to your volunteer hike leader and fellow hikers by notifying the leader if you will not be able to join this hike.

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