Distance: 8.00 mi
Type: Trail, Loop
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Dog Friendly: Yes
Jog-Stroller Friendly: Unknown
Filed Under: Running
Type: Trail, Loop
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Dog Friendly: Yes
Jog-Stroller Friendly: Unknown
Filed Under: Running
Well maintained trails and old jeep roads, great multi-season, multi-use (bikes, x-c skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, running) area. Wear an orange vest if you run out here in November, deer hunting is allowed.
Go East on Rt. 13 out of Ithaca. About 5 miles east of the NYSEG building turn south from Rt. 13 onto Irish Settlement Rd. Turn left onto Star Stanton Rd., about 3 miles from Rt. 13. Follow Star Stanton, bearing right at the Y, and head up hill. Parking lot is at the top of the hill, on the right, just before a significant downhill. Here on finds miles of jeep roads and trails. There are typically DEC trail brochures available at the trail register (across the road). Colored trail blazes mark some of the more prominent trails.
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tradkelly said ...
Location: Dryden, Tompkins County
Directions: From Ithaca, head east on Route 13. Pass Yellow Barn Hill Road and turn south on Irish Settlement Road. Turn left (E) on Hammond Hill Road. Follow it to the end.
Length: 11 miles of trails
Terrain: Hilly
Trail Markings: Numbered trail junctions, round plastic markers (colored and numbered)
Dogs: OK
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Contact: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 1285 Fisher Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045 (607) 753-3095 www.dec.state.ny.us
Hammond Hill was established as a state forest between 1935 and 1950 in an effort to reduce soil erosion, produce forest products, and provide recreational opportunities. Once depleted farmland, it was planted with thousands of pine, spruce, larch, maple, ash, cherry, and oak seedlings. Today it it heavily forested.
Sitting above 1,800 feet in elevation, the network of trails are well suited for winter fun. And, it’s a busy place all winter long—heavily used by Cayuga Nordic Ski Club, Cornell Nordic Ski Team, and many others. A snowmobile trail (marked green) and the Finger Lakes hiking trail (white blazed) cross the forest.
Yellow Trails - 5.6 miles on old logging roads and fire lanes
Y1 Intermediate 1.9 miles
Y2 Novice 0.6 miles
Y3 Intermediate 0.6 miles (scenic view of Dryden Lake)
Y4 Intermediate 1.0 mile
Y5 Advanced 1.3 miles
Y6 Novice 0.2 miles
Blue Trail - 1 mile
B1 Novice 1 mile
Red Trails - 1.7 miles used by Cornell Nordic Ski team. Cut wide for skating.
R1 Advanced 0.6 miles
R2 Advanced 1.1 miles
Green Snowmobile Trails - 5.6 miles, can be used by skiers
G1 Novice 0.2 miles
G2 Novice 0.8 miles
G3 Intermediate 0.9 miles
G4 Intermediate 1.2 miles
Finger Lakes Trail (white blazes) - 3.2 miles
Forest Access and Seasonal Use Roads, 6.2 miles, snowmobiling is primary use but skiing is allowed.
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