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Finger Lakes Trail - Mt. Morris/letchworth State Park Mountain Bike Trail
Mt. Morris, New York
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
8 trail reviews |
| Status: |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 25 miles | Global Rank: #572 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Other |
| Ridden: 19 | Wishlist: 15 |
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Description: The trail actually goes through much of western new york although not all is accessible to bikers. This chunk though has pretty much everything though. Creek crossings, tight singletrack, roots, some short climbs. Basically a fast trail but pretty technical. Especially for the area. Only the one trail so just keep going til you get tired then turn around.
added in 2003 by guest
Description: The trail actually goes through much of western new york although not all is accessible to bikers. This chunk though has pretty much everything though. Creek crossings, tight singletrack, roots, some short climbs. Basically a fast trail but pretty technical. Especially for the area. Only the one trail so just keep going til you get tired then turn around.
added in 2003 by guest 
SIMILAR TRAILS
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by 2dpaul on April 25, 2011
This trail has a little bit of everything for the intermediate rider .
reviewed by Phieagles1976 on February 27, 2011
great trail beautiful scenery some pretty sweet descents and if you ride the entire 25 miles then you should reward yourself by going into town to the local pizza shop and grab one of the most amazing philly cheesesteaks ever created!
reviewed by nymtb on December 25, 2010
A lot of fun! some climbing, long easy downhills with intermitent technical riding over washes.........great overlooks on north end of trail. Can be done in sections depending on how much time you have....
reviewed by soezgg on April 22, 2010
The FLT through Letchworth State park is about 25 miles long, one-way. The FLT only allows bikes inside the confines of the park, so you're not supposed to branch out on any of the cool little side trails or go out of the park. Still, the 25 miles is pretty tough. Lots of hills, plenty of perilous creek crossings too. Mostly doubletrack. Parking and maps are really good here. Also, the scenery is amazing.
* Review edited 4/22/2010
reviewed by James_Butler on May 10, 2006
Surprisingly dry for early May, gullys are still quite muddy. Fast and moderately technical... nice trail, switchbacky and tight trees. No monster climbs, alot of up and down. well marked
Similar Trail: Cutler, Stid or Harriet Holliester- more climbing on these
reviewed by tmoney123 on October 9, 2005
This is one of my favorite trails in the area. I typically park in the Mt. Morris Dam parking lot and use the mile between the Hogsback overlook and the parking lot to warm up my legs. The scenery is second to none for trails in this area as it looks over the Letchworth gorge. It is especially beautiful in the fall as the leaves are turning. There are great lookouts at several points in the first couple of miles but after that you lose the gorge and you continue through the woods and the numerous stream crossings. The trail is nice because if you for some reason don't feel like going back on the trail you can always ride out to River Road on one of the 2 or 3 access trails and take the roads back to your car. If you are up for a challenge ride the entire FLT from the dam to Portageville. We typically park a car at each end in case of serious injury, bike break-down and a place for extra food/water. This will generally take you 3 to 4 hours. A couple of weeks ago I rode from the dam to Portageville where we had parked are other car. We filled up our camelbaks/bottles and grabbed some food and rode the trail back to the dam. It took about 7.5 hours of total ride time and we were glad to get off our bikes. It is definately not greenway riding as there are lots of challenging climbs and technical sections that keep you loving the trail. Definitely one of the best trails in the area.
reviewed by Garwid on May 26, 2005
Fun trail has some nice scenery. It goes for a long ways. You have the ability to kick out at almost any point and return via the road. Great day trip if you want to do the long haul. I usaully get about 10-12 miles in and kick out to the road. Bring a camera for the first 3 miles after that forget about seeing much but trail.
reviewed by bclark on September 25, 2004
One of my favorite rides. There are some very challenging switchbacks and creek crossings but overall this is a very fast trail when dry. It can be a huge mess when wet so take note of the sign in the second parking lot about trail conditions. I've also ridden a nice section of this trail several miles away. Rather than turning right onto Dam rd keep going straight several miles away the road comes to a Y vear right on to the dirt road and there is a trail head just to the right.
Similar Trail: Tryon -- Letchworth is much less busy and much more scenic.
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