Chippewa Falls

Cortland County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Cortland County, New York
Access status: Partial guide: parking and the exact falls location are unknown; land below the falls is private
The walk: About 1.4 miles one way from Three Trails Junction
Ground & access: Woodland trail. Steep drop near the falls; stay back from the edge and do not go below the falls.

Chippewa Falls, NY
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Photo: javajoe6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chippewa Falls is a waterfall of about 40 feet in Cortland County, reached by the orange-blazed Chippewa Falls Trail, a branch of the Finger Lakes Trail System in Cuyler Hill State Forest. The trail starts at Three Trails Junction, a trail register a few hundred feet north of where the Finger Lakes Trail and North Country Trail cross Stoney Brook Road. Follow the orange blazes 1.4 miles to the falls. Most views are from near the top of the falls; the land below is private and very steep. The trail once continued as the main Finger Lakes Trail, but a landowner withdrew permission and it now ends at the falls. Parking at Stoney Brook Road and the exact location of the falls are unknown.

Plan your visit

Three Trails Junction in Cuyler Hill State Forest near Stoney Brook Road, orange-blazed Chippewa Falls Trail to the top of Chippewa Falls

CNY Hiking gives 1.4 miles from Three Trails Junction to the falls. Return the same way.

Woodland trail. Steep drop near the falls; stay back from the edge and do not go below the falls.

Where to start

Unknown. The trail starts near the Finger Lakes Trail crossing of Stoney Brook Road in Cuyler Hill State Forest.

Timing & water

The falls can be dry in summer. Visit in early spring or after heavy rain.

Before you go

No fee is listed.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Cortland County, New York.

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