While on a business trip to New York, I managed to squeeze in a few hours for hiking. I asked around and the recommendation that looked the most interesting was a spot called Watkins Glen. The full trail is about 1.5 miles (one way), and includes 800 steps.
The Gorge Trail is covered with flat paving stones, and has a stone wall along the side of the trail. There are also a few stone bridges that cross from one side of the creek to the next. All of this was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps a part of Franklin Roosevelt’s “New Deal”.
![]() Cavern Cascade | ![]() Stair Step Falls |
Along this relatively short trail, there is so much to see. After getting rid of photos that came out blurry or had bad lighting, I still had about 50 shots to upload to my Panoramio page; I’m sure that some of these will also end up on Google Maps.
![]() Central Cascade | ![]() Rainbow Falls |
There are two spots along the trail (Cascade Falls and Rainbow Falls) where the trail goes behind the water fall, providing an excellent view of the back of water.
![]() Upstream from Cascade Bridge | ![]() Andy on the Trail |
As a Florida hiker, I was curious how well I would do hiking up north where there are real elevation changes. It turned out that I did okay… I even made it up Jacob’s Ladder – 180 steps up a steep staircase at the end of the trail. I will admit that the next day (and the day after), my calf and thigh muscles were pretty tight. It was worth it though!
![]() Creek under Railroad Bridge | ![]() Stone Bridge along the Trail |
I took way to many photos (if you notice all of the photo markers on the map below) to include here; if you take a look at the rest of this Photo Gallery, you won’t be disappointed. This spot is absolutely amazing, and I can’t recommend this trip enough if you find yourself in the area.
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