![]() ![]() Then, I hiked all the way to the Mile Point Bridge before turning back the way I came. I started at the parking lot at the mouth of the glen (see directions below). Context of the Gorge Trail and the Cavern Cascade within the Watkins Glen The Watkins Glen Waterfalls ExperienceĪlthough there were many options for hiking in Watkins Glen (including the most popular one being a three-mile loop going up the Gorge Trail and back down the Indian Trail), I only did strictly the Gorge Trail in an out-and-back adventure. If my visit hadn’t happened so late in the day (I started around 3:30pm), I probably could have brought my wife and daughter, but we’d definitely have to keep a real close eye on any dropoff exposure along the way. In any case, I felt the established walkways within the Watkins Glen were pretty family friendly though it might be difficult for toddlers given the presence of stairs and some dark tunnels. This side of the glen was where the Glen Creek flowed past the mouth of the glen and continued beyond the southern end of Watkins Glen Village. The scenery along the Gorge Trail within the Watkins Glen There were several more cascades along the Watkins Glen, including a loud and mostly hidden one by the Sentry Bridge by the Main Entrance at the far eastern end of the park. Within Watkins Glen, I noticed at least four named waterfalls – Cavern Cascade, Central Cascade, Rainbow Falls, and Pluto Falls. In fact, some of them (such as Rainbow Falls, pictured above) could have easily been waterfall attractions themselves had they not been clustered about in this popular and famous glen by Seneca Lake. Rainbow Falls – one of the beautiful waterfalls deep within the Watkins GlenĪnd believe me, there was definitely no shortage of side attractions in this glen! Little did I realize that the waterfalls within the glen themselves more than held their own as side attractions. The Watkins Glen Waterfalls were merely the excuse for me to visit the Watkins Glen itself, which was said to be the most scenic of all the glens in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York.
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