Buttermilk Falls Finger Lakes Trail

Difficulty // Easy

Activities // Hiking, Snowshoeing, Cross-country Skiing

Distance // 1.3 miles

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

Route Type // Out and Back

Estimated hiking time // 26 mins

Open year-round.

Hunting not allowed.

Surface types // Earth

Trail markers // white blaze

Buttermilk Creek drops 600 feet as it plunges through a gorge down the eastern slope of the Cayuga Valley at the southernmost edge of the City of Ithaca. This is one of six trails featured in the park that wander through a remarkable variety of landscapes.

Part of the Buttermilk Falls State Park trail network

This trail is part of the Robert H. Treman Finger Lakes Trail/North Country Trail.

This trail is part of the Finger Lakes Trail.