Buttermilk Falls

Dropping from 1000 to 400 feet above sea level, Buttermilk falls State Park surrounds buttermilk Creek as it plunges through a gorge down the eastern slope of the Cayuga Valley at the southern edge of the city of Ithaca, NY. At the end of its journey, the stream reaches its climax as it tumbles over Buttermilk Falls.

There is no charge to use the park, but there is a $6 parking fee. It is possible to start at the bottom of the gorge - you just have to interpolate the clues. Pick up a map at the entrance.

Down Stream Deliverance

Placed 7/7/2002
By Wendy, Ashton and the SpaceTravelers
Rated Easy - Short walk

Start in the parking lot at the upper entrance.

Downstream from the parking lot is a bridge
Cross the bridge
Downstream from the bridge is the Gorge Trail
Take the Gorge Trail
Downstream along the George trail is a perfectly round No Swimming Hole
Pass the perfectly round No Swimming Hole
Downstream from the No Swimming Hole is a Pinnacle
Pass the Pinnacle
Downstream from the Pinnacle is another bridge
Pass the bridge
Downstream from the bridge is a short side trail that leads up to a shelter.
Look behind the shelter

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Monster Tamer

Placed 7/7/2002
By Wendy, Ashton and the SpaceTravelers
Rated Easy - Short walk

From the parking lot at the upper entrance of the park, get on the Bear Trail and proceed north along the creek. The trail empties onto a park road. Walk along the road, through another parking lot, and then on to the Treman Lake trail. Take the trail right around the lake, cross the bridge when you come to it and stay on the path till you find yourself stumped in the middle of the trail. Look around for the Jolly Rancher who will show you the way - 28 paces @70*.

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