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The Gorge Trail
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  • Updated By chodearm on August 23, 2004
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    Park over in the parking lot on 414. This will set you at the bottom of the Gorge Trail, and greet you with a view of whats to come. The trail hugs the edge of the gorge crisscrossing in front and behind waterfalls(Cavern Cascade and Rainbow Falls). The path rises up high over the river and then will suddenly bring you down to waters edge. Its more of a huge staircase made of stone, but well maintained, and even yet slippery conditions will persist. Since the place once was a resort before NYS bought it, the gorge is very walkable. Get there early (8 am), because on my way out the crowds were swarming around the waterfalls.
     

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  • Address: Watkins Glen, New York
  • Phone: (607) 535-4511
  • Directions: Near south end of Seneca Lake, off Route 14. Main entrance, Village of Watkins Glen. Exit 52n off of 17 west

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    The trail map
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  • The sign coming in - Watkins Glen State Park
    The sign coming in
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    There a a handfull of trails here, some cut by water, some cut by Native Americans and some cut with scissors (maybe). My best suggestion on how to navigate this park is start at the parking lot at 414. Walk up the Gorge and go all the way to the top, walk up Jacobs Ladder and have a picnic recharge at the top. Then proceed back down and turn right onto the South Rim trail. This parts easy on the legs much unlike what they previously endured. This path will cross over the gorge and lead you onto the Indian Trail. Take it all the way back to the bottom and buy yourself an icecream cone. Job well done, you did just slightly better than that hearing beep test you took in your third grade nurse office. Hooray!

    Yes thats a butterfly there.

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    Entrance Tunnel
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  • put it in - Watkins Glen State Park
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    This entrance was hand-cut. Its a great way to start the march through this magical gorge. Once through the hole you will be thrust onto a bridge that spans the gorge as Central Falls passes underneath.

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  • Address: Watkins Glen, New York
  • Phone: (607) 535-4511
  • Website: http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+50

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    The Light Within
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  • I've seen the light - Watkins Glen State Park
    I've seen the light
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    The light situation in the Gorge varies drastically. Sometimes there seems to be no sky as if it became more like a cave, other times light will smack you straight in the face. Light highlights different sections and should be close at hand, watch wherever it falls.

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    Behind Cavern Cascade
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    The path winds up and down and around waterfallls. Here, behind Cavern Cascade you can find refuge and feel the mist. If summer is your choice time for discovery of the cavern, this site will be a relief, for it will diminish the waterfalls of sweat pouring down into your eyebrows. Reach out and touch someone.

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    Sentry Bridge
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    As one enters the park the first major construction meshed with the natural beauty is Sentry Bridge. The path will grab your hand and pull you over so no worries on height fright. You will be overwhelmed by your surroundings to ever be able to feel any scare.

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    Picinnini
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    Do it! After the treacherous trek to the top eat yourself something. Theres a picnic area and snack bar at the top of the Gorge Trail, but first one will have to endure the steep climb up Jacobs Ladder. Theres bathrooms up here, so unload so you can make the voyage back down to the bottom. RECHARGE!

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    The Cavern Floor
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    In sections the river will slow up more to your speed of walking. Find your serenity here, tourist seem to bypass the slow sections always chasing the largest, fastest, whitest waterfall. I've heard everyone runs in to see the Sistine Chapel all the while never realizing they are bypassing some of Michealangelos best work, THE CAPTIVE SLAVES. So please slow down and observe your surroundings a little more thouroughly.

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    Rainbow Falls
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    This shot is from behind the aptly named Rainbow Falls. It's the last of the waterfalls you will come to on your hike, and some might say that they saved the best for last. Not a mighty cascade, it's sort of a glorified trickle that starts way up the side of the gorge, passes over the trail and ends up in the churning stream below.

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    Cavern Cascade
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    The gorge trail winds up and under the tall straight waterfall called the Cavern Cascade. As you pass beneath the falls the spray bounces off the stone wall, you will get wet. Refreshing on a hot day, but keep your camera covered. After going under the waterfall you will be led through the spiral stairs. Carved into the side of the gorge, the stairs lead you to the next level of your hike.

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