Finger Lakes Cycling Club
Sunday Tour Routes

Cayuta Lake Loop -- 41 miles

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WEST HILL START -- Start at the parking lot for the Cayuga Professional Center on Cliff Street (NY 96) just north of the hospital entrance. Cross 96 and head up Hayts Road. The first part of the ride is a pretty steady climb, but soon we are on top of the ridge and heading across to Mecklenburg on rolling terrain. Turn ROAD LEG Total   Hayts (Aiken) 6.6 6.6 L Waterburg Rd 1.0 7.6 R NY 79 to Mecklenburg 2.2 9.8 L CR 6 (McIntyre) 9.9 19.7   This stretch on CR6 is the heart of this ride. It meanders into the Cayutaville valley and finally ends in a T at CR 10 opposite the cemetery -- a good place for a rest stop.     R CR 10/NY228, through Meck 11.3 31.0 R Perry City Rd 7.1 38.1 R Duboise Rd 2.3 40.4 L NY 96 0.4 40.8   Finish at Cayuga Professional Center   41 mi Variations The main ride can be shortened by about 5 miles by riding until Cayutaville, and then taking the Cayutaville Road across to NY 228. This goes north of Cayuta lake and thus saves the distance of going around it. An even shorter loop can be made by going to Mecklenburg and then turning right on NY 228 and finishing the end of the standard loop. This makes a 23 mile ride and includes the very pleasant road from Mecklenburg to Perry City. The ride called "Cayuta Lake Plus" includes the Cayuta Lake area but extends the ride to a much more strenuous 55 miles.