Highland Forest Main Trail

Spruce Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Fabius, New York.

Chittenango is a great place to hang out and take pictures for a couple of hours. It is a very short hike and the trail takes you from the top of the falls on one side, down to the bottom, across the river, and then up to the top on the other side. The whole trail only takes about 45 min and is about 1/2 mile. Because I love to take photos I usually end up staying places for a little longer th...

Three Falls Woods is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Manlius, New Yorkv.

Head 12 miles south on Route 41A along Skaneateles Lake from Skaneateles NY. Make a left onto Appletree Point Road  and go a little more than a half mile to where the intersection of Carver Road is. There is a small gravel parking area off to the left with room for about 8 cars. The trailhead begins here.The path heading left will take you to the Carpenter Falls bowl in less than 600 feet. Here...

The best place to launch into the Nine-Mile Swamp is along side of Wickwire Road (off from State Route 12) not far beyond the RR Crossing. There is room here for about half a dozen cars. This is a great paddle for the whole family.From the Wickwire Road launch, you will be paddling upstream as you follow many twists and turns until the swamp becomes too shallow to paddle, approximately 3-4 mile...

There are two main sets of trails available for walking/running on. The trails connect across a small road and can be made into about a 4 mile loop if you run some of the interior loops as well. The trails are made of either wood-chips or boardwalks, and hold up to some snow and rain very well. The foliage in the fall is unbelievable.Make sure to stop by and check out Cornell University's Lab o...