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Hospital Trail

Difficulty // Moderate
Activities // Hiking, Snowshoeing, Running
Distance // 0.5 miles
Features // Lakes visible, Waterfalls & Gorges, Unique wildlife viewing, Dog-friendly (on leash), Bus Stop Nearby, Open Year-Round
Route Type // Out and Back
Estimated hiking time // 10 mins
Open year-round.
Hunting not allowed.
Surface types // Earth
Trail markers // none

Following a small creek, this trail leads downhill from the southeast corner of the Cayuga Medical Center hospital, connecting to the multi-use Black Diamond Trail. On the upper, western end of the trail, stone picnic tables and benches provide a pleasant place to stop by the creek.

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Hiking
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Biking
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e-Biking
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Horse
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running
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Paddling
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Skiing
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Snowshoe
Distance // 0 Miles
Difficulty // Easy
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    Parking Locations

    Cayuga Medical Center (CMC)
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    Parking at Cayuga Medical Center is intended for hospital visitors and staff.

    Bus Stops

    • Cayuga Medical Center - Get Directions

      From bus stop, walk to bench by SE corner of building; take stairs down, immediately turn right on small path.

    Cayuga Medical Center (CMC)
    Get Directions

    Parking at Cayuga Medical Center is intended for hospital visitors and staff.

    • Cayuga Medical Center - Get Directions

      From bus stop, walk to bench by SE corner of building; take stairs down, immediately turn right on small path.

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    Current Trail Alerts

    Roy H. Park Preserve

    • The north entrance to the Roy H. Park Preserve and the boardwalk will be closed to the public from Monday, July 7, through September 2025 as work is underway to install an ADA-accessible path. The south entrance will remain open during this time. Thank you for your patience.

    Fall Creek Gorge Natural Area

    • The section of trail in Fall Creek Gorge west of the suspension bridge to Chi Psi is unstable and closed until further notice.

    Cascadilla Gorge Natural Area

    • A portion of the Cascadilla Gorge Trail between Stewart Avenue and College Avenue is closed for construction and will reopen in spring, 2026. The trail between Linn Street (Treman Triangle) up to the Stewart Avenue Bridge is now open.

    Beebe Lake Natural Area

    • Hemlock Gorge trail upstream of Sackett Bridge is closed.