This is an interactive map of the trail; you can zoom in to find cross roads, etc.
- The blackdiamondtrail.org website existed for about ten years before the completion of the trail in 2016. Its purpose was to support advocates in their efforts to get the trail built. Today, we maintain it only for the bits of historical info and perspective that it contains.
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I love this trail !!!
How long does it take to bike ride to Taughannock falls state park ?
The distance from the Cass Park entrance in Ithaca to the “Upper Taughannock Falls” is some 8.5 miles. Treated as an athletic challenge, it could be done in a half hour. (Not faster, because you’re not supposed to go faster than 15 mph on these trails, and because the surface is just a bit loose and provides a bit of resistance to going fast.) Returning from north to south, it’s enough downhill that you can go faster more easily; a half hour might be reasonable. So, overall, I’d think maybe an hour and a quarter for someone reasonably strong and out just for the exercise.
By contrast, I rode with my wife and a friend from Cass up the trail, then to Trumansburg for dinner and back down the trail to Cass; we spent 4 hours total doing it.