Shindagin Hollow State Forest

Difficulty // Moderate

Activities // Hiking, Snowshoeing, Cross-country Skiing, Running

Distance // 26.6 miles

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

Route Type // Loop

Estimated hiking time // 8 hrs 52 mins

Open year-round.

Hunting allowed, use caution.

Surface types // Earth

Trail markers // white blaze, snowmobile trail markers, none, yellow trail markers, red trail markers, blue trail markers

Shindagin Hollow State Forest is a well known place for mountain bicycling. Twenty miles of mountain bike trails are maintained through a DEC Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with Cycle-CNY, an International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) affiliated club. The Finger Lakes Hiking Trail (FLT) also crosses the forest providing a well marked hiking trail in a forest setting. About 5.7 miles of the FLT is on Shindagin Hollow State Forest and is maintained through an Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with the Cayuga Trails Club and the Finger Lakes Trails Conference. Four miles of snowmobile trail cross the forest and are maintained by the Candor Valley Rider Snowmobile Club through a Volunteer Stewardship Agreement. Horseback riding is prohibited on this forest. Also consider using the DECinfo locator recreation map view.

Portions of this trail system are also included in the Finger Lakes Trail system.