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Two Gorges Ride
28 miles, connects Taughannock and Robert Treman State Parks. Moderate difficulty.
This ride connects two of the outdoor jewels of our area -- Taughannock Falls State Park and Robert Treman State Park. (A third state park, Buttermilk Falls, is also very much worth visiting.) Each of the parks deserves a separate visit, and you may want to spend time at either or both as part of this ride. Provided here, though, is just the route between the upper ends of the two parks.
We begin at the Taughannock Falls overlook on Taughannock Park Rd. To get there from Ithaca, take NY 96 north toward Trumansburg about 9 miles. Take a right at the signs to Taughannock Falls State Park and follow that road along the creek until the bend to the right; then take a left on the park road over the crest of the hill. The overlook parking area is about 0.2 miles from the corner. Be sure to look around at the gorge and the falls. The distances in the cue sheet start back at the corner of the park road.
| 0 |
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Take the park road east (upstream) along the creek. |
1.2 |
| 1.2 |
Str |
Cross NY 96 and continue on Rabbit Run Rd |
1.2 |
| 2.4 |
L |
South St |
0.5 |
| 2.9 |
L |
Podunk Rd |
4.2 |
| 7.1 |
L |
Aiken Rd |
1.0 |
| 8.1 |
R |
Halseyville Rd |
1.0 |
| 9.1 |
Str |
Cross NY 79 (busy road!) and continue on NY 327 -- this is a state highway but with a beautiful shoulder to ride on and not a lot of traffic. |
4.1 |
| 13.2 |
R |
Park Rd. This road takes you to the upper end of Robert H. Treman State Park. A strong suggestion is to ride into the park (about 0.7 mi from the entrance), secure your bike and hike the first quarter-mile or so of the trail into the gorge. There are bathrooms and water in the park and the scenery is memorable. Then, ride back to the entrance and continue the ride. |
1.4 |
| 14.6 |
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Continue on NY 327 |
0.5 |
| 15.1 |
L |
Gray Rd |
0.4 |
| 15.5 |
L |
Colegrove Rd |
1.0 |
| 16.5 |
L |
Bostwick Rd |
0.3 |
| 16.8 |
R |
Van Dorn Rd (careful crossing NY 79) |
4.1 |
| 20.9 |
R |
Iradell Rd (don't take the bend to the right; bear left) |
1.0 |
| 21.9 |
L |
Sheffield Rd (watch traffic at NY 96 and at Perry City Rd) |
2.4 |
| 24.3 |
L |
Duboise Rd |
0.2 |
| 24.5 |
L |
Jog left on Kraft Rd and take the steep right |
0.1 |
| 24.6 |
R |
Willow Creek Rd |
1.9 |
| 26.5 |
L |
Gorge Rd |
1.0 |
| 27.5 |
R |
Jacksonville Rd |
0.3 |
| 27.8 |
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Finish |
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