Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
How We Made the Tough Choices xi
How to Use This Guide xii
For Your Safety xiii
Be Good to Nature xiv
Trail Finder xvi
Map Legend xviii
The Hikes
Western New York: Allegany to Niagara
1 Niagara Falls, Niagara County 1
2 Emery Park Falls, Erie County 6
3 Glen Falls, Erie County 9
4 Eternal Flame Falls, Erie County 12
5 Mill Pond Fails, Niagara County 16
6 Royalton Falls, Niagara County 19
7 Wiscoy and Mills Mills Falls, Allegany County 21
Buffalo to Rochester
8 Indian Falls, Genesee County 24
9 Akron Falls, Erie County 27
10 Clarendon Falls, Orleans County 29
11 Letchworth State Park: Lower, Middle, and Upper Falls, Wyoming County 32
12 Letchworth State Park: Wolf Creek Cascade, Livingston County 36
13 Paper Mill Falls, Livingston County 38
14 County Line Falls, Livingston County 41
15 Stony Brook State Park Falls, Livingston County 45
Rochester and Lake Ontario Shore
16 Postcard Falls, Monroe County 48
17 Honeoye Falls, Monroe County 52
18 High Falls, Monroe County 55
19 Middle and Lower Falls, Monroe County 59
20 Norton's Falls, Monroe County 61
21 Wolcott Falls, Wayne County 64
22 Salmon River Falls Unique Area, Oswego County 67
Finger Lakes Region
23 Fillmore Glen State Park, Cayuga 70
24 Carpenter's Falls, Cayuga County 74
25 Bucktail Falls, Onondaga County 78
26 Guppy Falls, Onondaga County 80
27 Pratt's Falls, Onondaga County 83
28 Chittenango Falls, Madison County 86
29 Taughannock Falls, Tompkins County 89
30 Buttermilk Falls State Park Tompkins County 92
31 Robert H. Treman State Park, Tompkins County 96
32 Ludlowville Falls, Tompkins Country 100
33 Casodilla Gorge Falls, Tompkins County 103
34 Ithaca Falls, Tompkins County 106
35 Fall Creek Gorge Upper and Lower Triphammer, Rocky Foaming, and Forest Falls, Tompkins County 108
36 Conklin Gully, Yates County 111
37 Crimes Glen, Ontario County 114
38 Tinkers Falls, Cortland County 116
39 Aunt Sarah's, Shequaga, and Deckertown Falls, Schuyler County 119
40 Eagle Cliff Falls (Havana Glen), Schuyler County 122
41 Watkins Glen State Park, Schuyler County 124
42 Hector Falls, Schuyler County 128
43 Excelsior Glen Falls, Schuyler County 131
Syracuse to Albany
44 Stockbridge Falls, Madison County 133
45 Rexford Falls, Chenango County 136
46 Buttermilk (Yatesville) Falls, Montgomery County 139
47 Pixley Falls, Oneida County 142
Tri-City Capital Area
48 Cohoes Falls, Albany County 145
49 Rensselaerville Falls, Albany County 148
50 John Boyd Thacher State Park: Indian Ladder Trail, Albany County 151
51 Christman Sanctuary, Schenectady County 155
52 Buttermilk Falls, Rensselaer County 158
53 Beecher Creek Falls, Saratoga County 161
54 Plotter Kill Preserve, Schenectady County 163
55 Creamery Road Falls, Schoharie County 167
Adirondack Region
56 Ausable Chasm: Horseshoe and Rainbow Falls, Clinton County 170
57 Roaring Brook Falls, Essex County 173
58 Split Rock Falls, Essex County 176
59 High Falls Gorge, Essex County 179
60 Wilmington Notch and Monument Falls, Essex County 183
61 Cascade Mountain Pairs, Essex County 185
62 Mossy Cascade, Essex County 188
63 Stair (Staircase) Falls, Essex County 190
64 Falls of Carillon (LaChute Falls), Essex County 193
65 High Falls/Titusville Mountain, Franklin County 196
66 Bog River Falls, Franklin County 200
67 OK Slip Falls, Hamilton County 203
68 Jimmy Creek Falls, Hamilton County 206
69 Buttermilk Falls, Hamilton County 208
70 Death Falls (Secret Falls), Hamilton County 211
71 Faville Falls, Herkimer County 213
72 Hague Brook Falls, Warren County 216
73 Dunkley Falls, Warren County 218
74 Falls on Northwest Bay Brook, Warren County 221
75 Glens Falls, Warren County 223
76 Rockwell Falls, Warren County 225
77 Mill Park Falls, Warren Counts 228
78 Shelving Rock Falls, Washington County 230
Northwestern New York
79 Talcott Falls, Jefferson Country 233
80 Burrville Cider Mill Falls, Jefferson County 235
81 Stone Valley Falls, St. Lawrence County 237
82 Tooley Pond Tract Falls, St. Lawrence County 240
83 Harper Falls, St. Lawrence County 243
Catskill Mountains to Taconic Region
84 Kaaterskill and Bastion Falls, Greene County 246
85 Bushnellville Creek Falls, Greene County 250
86 Mine Kill State Park Falls, Schoharie County 252
87 Dover Scorn: Church Falls, Dutchess County 255
88 Vanderbilt Mansion Falls, Dutchess County 258
89 Falling Waters Preserve Falls, Dutchess County 262
90 Schalk Falls, Ulster County 265
91 Plattekill Preserve Falls, Greene County 268
92 Mineral Springs Falls, Orange County 270
93 Indian Brook Falls, Putnam County 273
94 Shaupeneak Ridge Falls, Ulster County 276
95 North Gully Falls, Ulster County 279
96 Stony Kill Fails, Ulster County 281
97 Awosting Falls, Ulster County 284
98 Rainbow Falls, Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County 287
99 Ashokan Reservoir Spillway Gorge, Ulster County 289
100 Peekamoose Road, Ulster County 292
101 Upper Falls of Vernooy Kill, Ulster County 296
102 Bash Bish Falls, Columbia County/Massachusetts 299
About the Author and Photographer 302
