Frost Ravine Natural Area

Difficulty // Difficult

Activities // Hiking, Snowshoeing

Distance // 0.2 miles

Features // Unique wildlife viewing, Dog-friendly (on leash)

Route Type // Out and Back

Estimated hiking time // 5 mins

Not open year-round.

Hunting allowed, use caution.

Surface types // Earth

Trail markers // red blaze, blue blaze, yellow blaze

Cornell Botanic Gardens Frost Ravine Natural Area can be accessed from a short trail that leads visitors to a forested and shaded ravine. Despite what its name may suggest, the stream does not have steep walls, but a gentle gradient with occasional rock ledges over which the water flows. You will see large, granite glacial erratics during your hike, but be aware that the main portion of the preserve does not have a developed trail system.