Finger Lakes Trail

The Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) traverses Tompkins County with an 70-mile section of “New York’s premier footpath.” The FLT enters Tompkins county between Todd Road and Connecticut Hill Road in the Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area, and leaves near Lake Road in the Town of Dryden, with a 2.2 mile section crossing the northeast corner of Tioga County. The trail includes 52 miles of the main FLT and 20 miles of branch and loop trails. Statewide, the FLT is a 1,000 mile trail system of hiking trails from Allegany Start Park to the Catskills with branch trails to Niagara Falls, Letchworth Park, Bristol Hills, Corning, Finger Lakes National Forest, and the headwaters of the Tioughnioga river near Cazenovia. The main FLT is also the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail as it passes through Tompkins County on its 4,500 mile path from North Dakota to Vermont. Constructed and maintained by volunteers, the Finger Lakes Trail crosses both public and private lands with the permission of the public agencies and private landowners. In Tompkins County, the trail is managed and maintained by volunteers of the Cayuga Trails Club. This hiking treasure offers opportunities for long-distance hikers, overnight backpackers, and casual hikers, walkers, and nature lovers of all kinds.. Before hiking on the FLT, please check the official Trail Conditions and Interactive Map and the Finger Lakes Trail Website as some sections of the trail may have changed recently due to hunting closures, route changes, and other conditions.