Finger Lakes Bicycle Camping Tour
Saturday Day 1
Arrive
at Cayuga Lake State Park
near Seneca Falls, where you will camp for the
night.
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Sunday Day 2 Today we
bike the eastern shore of Cayuga
Lake toIthaca , total 53
miles. We'll camp for the night at Robert Treman State Park. Ithaca has
a great downtown area. A visit to
Cornell University
offers a short but challenging climb.
Monday
Day 3 Bike from Ithaca to
58 miles To Watkins Glen., camping at Watkins Glen State Park
. The ride offers rolling terrain,, ending
with an extraordinary steep climb from Rt. 14 to the camp headquarters .
Tuesday Day 4 Today's ride to Keuka Lake State Park (approximately 6 miles from Penn Yann, 64 miles. The village of Hammondsport at the southern tip of the lake is a delight, followed by an enjoyable ride alongside the lake on the way up to Branchport. There is a 5-5% climb for about a half mile before reaching the campground.
Wednesday
Day 5 . We keep the campground at Keuka
Lake State Park . People who enjoy the challenge of climbs might wish
to take Italy Hill Rd. to
the southern tip of Canandaigua lake ,
continuing north along the lake to Canandaigu, a 72 mile loop,
returning to Keuka Lake State
Park . You
can take a somewhat "flatter" ride to Canandaigua by heading north from
Branchport, and then turning west through local roads after about a
dozen miles.
Thursday Day 6
Ride from Keuka Lake State Park 67 miles to our start location, Cayuga
Lake State Park.After riding through Seneca, you can ride along East
Lake Rd. for several miles before reaching Sampson
State . Park. For
A shorter but very enjoyable 45 mile route, take Rt. 96A south from
Geneva for about 5 miles, then head west on Rt. 111 all the way to
Cayuga Lake.
Friday Day 7
After
reaching our start destination Thursday afternoon, we drove to Fillmore
Glen State Park
south of Owasco Lake
in Moravia . The campground is small and nice. The
town is a disappointment but there is great coffee and food at Coffee
and Cream. A 20 mile ride from Moravia
along the lake on Rockefeller Rd.
, returning on West Hill Rd.
makes a splendid victory lap for your vacation before
heading home.
Bike
and Hike The Finger Lakes
Inn to Inn version of this tour
