Roy H Park Preserve to Yellow Barn State Forest #124

Saturday 05/09/2026 10:00 am

Hike rating:

Length - 4 miles

Pace - Moderate

Terrain - Difficult

Overall - Moderate

Event/Trailhead location:

This trailhead is near the dead end of Tehan Road in Freeville off Irish Settlement Road off Rt 13 (click for map). Be careful not to park in the snowplow turnaround area.

Hike Leader:
Myra Shulman

Contact:

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

Hike Details:

This hike is one-way with a shuttle.  We will meet at our endpoint on Tehan Rd (see trailhead information), leave most cars there, and shuttle to our start point at Roy H Park Preserve North.  The preserve lies in the valley between Hammond Hill State Forest and Yellow Barn State Forest.  In the past decade, the Finger Lakes Land Trust has acquired land to expand Yellow Barn so that the two forests and preserve would provide connected protected lands across the hills and valley.

From the parking area at Roy H Park North, we head west uphill through a section of Yellow Barn that has no trails and then connect to old roads, snowmobile trails, and skiing trails in the higher sections of the state forest.  In 4-ish miles, we end our hike at Tehan Road.

Please note that we will be bushwacking on part of this route, total elevation gain is about 500 feet, and that there may be downed trees and muddy areas that we cross on the informal network of trails.

 

 

 

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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.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Wear weather-appropriate layered clothing, waterproof footwear, and bring rainwear “just in case.” For winter hikes expect temperatures to be colder than in downtown. Always carry water, a snack/lunch, and personal first-aid supplies. Hiking poles are recommended.
  • Wearing permethrin-treated clothes and/or using insect repellents, as well as checking for ticks afterward is advised. Consider using insect-repellent mid-spring through mid-fall.
  • When conditions might be icy or snowy, bring traction footwear devices (Microspikes, Nanospikes, etc.) to the trailhead. If conditions require snowshoes, the hike leader will let participants know beforehand.
  • Always check the website for last minute announcements and possible cancellations. Contact the hike leader if you have any questions.

ALL HIKERS/TRAIL-WORKERS PARTICIPATE AT THEIR OWN RISK
Those persons enjoying the Finger Lakes Trail and/or activities sponsored by the Cayuga Trails Club, or the Finger Lakes Trail Conference, accept full personal responsibility for their own well-being, and for the well-being of a minor when acting in the capacity of parent or guardian. Further, participants understand that hiking, snowshoeing, and trail work are rigorous activities, often conducted in rugged outdoor conditions subject to variations in weather and terrain, and which may involve the risk of injury or death.  Each participant is fully responsible for their own safety and for selecting activities that are consistent with their physical capabilities.

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