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Views of Taughannock Falls are available from two trails. The 0.75-mile-long (1.21 km) Gorge Trail leads to a viewing area at the base of the falls [ 23 ] and also passes by Lower Falls. The 1.5-mile (2.4 km) North Rim Trail and 1.2-mile (1.9 km) South Rim Trail can be connected to form a loop hike which offers views of Upper Falls.
Taughannock Falls' main cataract is a 215-foot drop (66 m), [2] making it 33 feet (10 m) taller than Niagara Falls. It is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The waterfall is located along the creek, which flows through a long gorge with cliffs up to 400 feet (120 m) high.
The 30-foot Silver Run Falls pours into another mountain swimming hole, with a similarly short, easy trail leading to the area. More: WNC city voted among 10 Best Small Towns in the South: Here's why
Taughannock Falls State Park: Finger Lakes: Tompkins: 750 acres (300 ha) 1925 [189] 434,090: Cayuga Lake, Taughannock Creek: Thompson's Lake State Park: Saratoga/Capital District: Albany: 308 acres (125 ha) 1961 [65] 63,934: Thompson's Lake: Trail View State Park: Long Island: Nassau, Suffolk: 454 acres (184 ha) 2002 [78] 138,005: Two Rivers ...
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No natural disaster has affected as much of the Appalachian Trail in its 100-year history as Helene, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages and protects the ...
Looking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and easily accessible waterfalls in North Carolina. The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation.
In the last 15 years the state park system has bought back much of the right-of-way and is in the process of constructing a biking and hiking trail along the portion south to Ithaca. It is called the Black Diamond Trail, after the Lehigh Valley's premier passenger train that ran between New York City and Buffalo along the line (although not ...