Ringwood Ponds Natural Area
Total distance: 1.7 miles
Difficulty level(s): difficult
The trails at Cornell Botanic Gardens Ringwood Ponds Natural Area start at the roadside parking area and loop through a landscape strongly shaped by glaciers, which formed steep slopes, dry ridge tops, kettle holes, vernal ponds, and forested swamps. This kame and esker landscape is more common in river valleys so it is quite notable in the Finger Lakes Region to be found at so high an elevation (1500 to 1850' above sea level). The vegetation along the hillsides is largely maple-beech forest, with smaller areas of oak-hickory and hemlock dominated forest. A large part of the forest has not been logged since the 1850's.
Trailhead GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.45040131
Longitude: -76.36340332
Parking Locations
- Street : 536 Ringwood Rd.
Trail Attributes
- Good for Hiking
- Good for Snowshoeing
- Unique Wildlife Viewing
More Info
Part of interconnected trail system: No
Trail Surface: Earth
Trail Markers: red blaze
This trail contains a loop.
Hunting is allowed on this trail - use caution.
This trail is closed during firearm deer hunting season.
Visit the Trail Owners/Stewards
http://www.cornellbotanicgardens.org/our-gardens/natural-areas/other.natural.areas/ringwood