Tinker Falls This gradual 0.5-mile hike follows Tinker Falls Creek to the base of a lovely 50-foot waterfall. Trailhead address: New York 91 & Tinker Falls Trail, Tully, NY 13159 Walks across Route 91 to find the start of Tinker Falls Trail on the east side of the road. Just after crossing into Cortland County (and 1.2 miles past Labrador Crossroad) pull off and park in the turnout on the right. Turn right and drive south for 3.3 miles. At the end of the offramp, turn east on Route 80 and drive 4.2 miles to Route 91 (Apulia-Truxton Road). To get to the trailhead: Take I-81 to exit 14 in Tully. No fee or permit is required to hike to the Hang Gilder Launch Site, so get out and enjoy! For a short hike to the shore of nearby Labrador Pond, check out Labrador Hollow Boardwalk. Non-motorized hang-gliding is allowed by permit only. Dogs are welcome on trails in Labrador Hollow Unique Area. Add Tinker Falls Trail and a side trail to the top of Tinker Falls to the hike to extend things to 3.2 miles round trip. If you’re not hiking beyond the Hang Glider Launch Site, venture back down Jones Hill to the Tinker Falls Trailhead for a 2.5-mile hike. The Hang Gilder Launch Site Cloudy views from the Hang Gilder Launch Site On the north side of the Hang Glider Launch Site, North County National Scenic Trail resumes, venturing northeast down to Spruce Pond in Morgan Hill State Forest. Look down on Labrador Pond and across the valley toward Labrador Hill, or look up the valley toward the farmland around Tully. Take a break at the scenic overlook at the Hang Glider Launch Site and enjoy the views. The mountainside below the trail is quite steep as you approach the launch site, contributing to the great thermal updrafts that hang gliders enjoy. This last leg of the trail presents views through the trees toward Labrador Pond. Take the trail for 0.15 miles, when it will cross Sky Line Trail before continuing 0.15 miles to the Hang Glider Launch Site. After 0.35 miles, the single-track North County Trail breaks off to the right again. After a third of a mile, the trail meets back up with Sky Line Trail. North County National Scenic Trail weaves through a forest of conifers and mixed hardwoods like America beech and red maples. Turn left to take the single track up to the scenic overlook. The trail goes in both directions, descending toward Tinker Falls to the right, and ascending toward the Hang Glider Launch Site to the left. Walk less than a tent of a mile up the wide trail to a junction with a single track marked by blue blazes on its neighboring trees. To hike up North County National Scenic Trail, turn right at the split on Sky Line Trail (just above the side trail to the brink of Tinker Falls). The single-track will then go straight across Sky Line Trail about 0.15 miles before you reach the large grassy clearing at the Hang Glider Launch Site. Then after another 0.35 miles, the trail will depart to the right. First, after 0.2 miles, North County Trail will join Sky Line Trail from the right. Along the way, you will pass through three junctions with North County National Scenic Trail. If you wish to take the wide trail to the top, stay to the left at the split and hike 0.95 miles to the Hang Glider Launch Site. When it crosses, and at times becomes, North County National Scenic Trail, there will be blue blazes. Onondaga Sky Line Trail continues to the left at the split, marked by orange blazes.
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