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Black Diamond Trail

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 4.0 (7)
  1. Areas
  2. NY
  3. …Southern Tier
  4. …Erin
  5. Taughannock Falls State Park
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“An easy trail from Taughannock Falls, Trumansburg, NY to Cass Park, Ithaca, NY. ”

Steel Paul
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8.7

Miles

14.0

KM

Point to Point

876' 267 m

High

393' 120 m

Low

130' 40 m

Up

573' 175 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

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Description

"Black Diamond" is the name of the trail. It is not a description of difficulty of the terrain. This trail gives you views of Cayuga Lake and plenty of small waterfalls along the way. It follows NY 89 close at times. Overall, it is an easy and scenic hike.

Contacts

Land Manager: NY Dept of Environmental Conservation

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Trail Ratings

  4.0 from 7 votes

#1

in Taughannock Falls State Park

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  4.0 from 7 votes
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#1

in Taughannock Falls Stat…

#343

in New York

#11,340

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Sep 15, 2024
Mark Ezrin
Great trail. 8m each way. Uphill from Ithaca. No pedaling back to Ithaca. 8mi
Jul 2, 2017
Anthony DeCarlo

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