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In addition to the 215-foot (66 m) Taughannock Falls, two additional waterfalls are located along Taughannock Creek within the park. A 20-foot (6.1 m) cascade, known as Little or Lower Falls, is located downstream of Taughannock Falls, while the 100-foot (30 m) Upper Falls are found upstream of Taughannock Falls. [22]
The Black Diamond trail is the keystone of a major trail system in the Ithaca area, and has been planned since the 1970s. The section of trail from Cass Park to Taughannock Falls State Park opened in the fall of 2016. This section is now (since 1999) owned by the New York State Parks Department.
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 closure allowed for the U.S. Forest Service to install 580 hand-built stairs and 2.3 miles of new trail in an effort to improve safety measures at what was once a particularly dangerous area ...
The Waterfall Trail along Falls Creek in Jones Gap State Park is a 2-mile round-trip hike that brings hikers face to face with three waterfalls. Each is a cascade with heights ranging from about ...
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Taughannock Creek – A stream flowing through the state park and forming a waterfall. Taughannock Falls – (1) One of the highest single-drop waterfalls East of the Rocky Mountains, (2) A hamlet southeast of Trumansburg. Taughannock Falls State Park – A state park in the northeast corner of the town. Taughannock Point – A projection into ...
The full Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Falls takes visitors to 10 waterfalls on a fairly challenging route of 8.7 miles and 1,100 feet of climb. For that hike, just start at any trailhead and keep ...