Van Lone Hill Loop
Saturday 10/22/2022 10:00 am
Hike rating:
Event/Trailhead location:
Gulf Road trail-head of the Finger Lakes Trail, in the Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area, Newfield, just off of Schuyler County Road #6 near the Cayuta Lake outlet, south of Cayuta Lake. There is a small parking lot about 200 yards down Gulf Road (click for map).
Hike Leader: Marsha Zgola
Contact:
Hike leader contact information will be sent in the email acknowledging that you have registered for this hike.
Hike Details:
Brief Hike Details
This is a six mile loop hike rated strenuous due to faster pace and elevation change.
We will hike the Van Lone Loop in Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area.
Dress in layers for the weather, wear sturdy waterproof hiking boots and bring water.
If you will have difficulty navigating to the trailhead, contact the hike leader at the address above.
Check this space the morning of the hike for any changes or a cancellation.
Detailed Hike Description
Join Marsha Zgola for a hike on the Van Lone Loop, which is comprised of partly main white-blazed Finger Lakes Trail and the orange-blazed trail in the Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area. We will begin and end at the Gulf Road trail-head.
The primary natural features of this hike include the beautiful, narrow Cayuta Outlet. Water flow depends on rainfall, so if we have rain, the creek could be running with fast water. The hike also features a nice view of an unnamed creek and a small stand of old growth trees of various species, some up to 150 years old. The route begins on the orange blazed Van Lone Loop trail hiking up Connecticut Hill on woods trail and old roads to Todd Road to meet the white-blazed Finger Lakes Trail, then returning back downhill via the Finger Lakes Trail.