New York trails · 1 - Gorge Trail
1 - Gorge Trail
A 7.6-mile network in New York, with 500 ft of climbing. Reaches Upper Falls and other viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 1,207 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Upper Falls (waterfall)
- Middle Falls (waterfall)
- Lower Falls (waterfall)
- Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Archery Field Overlook (viewpoint)
- Williams Overlook (viewpoint)
- Easy view of lower falls (viewpoint)
- Higher view of middle falls (viewpoint)
- Great Bend Overlook (viewpoint)
- Tea Table (viewpoint)
Getting there
4 - Birch Trail access. 42.59487, -78.01849 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:06 a.m., the sun rises at 6:35 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:17 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile route takes roughly 3 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:39 a.m. — 10 h 09 min before sunset.
Loop options
- 31C - Larchside Trail + 31B - Southside Trail + 1 - Gorge Trail — 0.8 mi loop, 59 ft gain