Finger Lakes Trail

The NCNST uses approximately 424 miles of the FLT as it crosses New York from Allegany State Park and into Madison County.

The FLT also crosses through the only national forest in New York State and over an additional 400 private landowners property.It is maintained by volunteers from 15 organizations and approximately 60 individual and family trail sponsors, except for personnel of the NYSDEC Operations Crew who maintain the trail in the Catskills.

The highest elevation on the entire FLT is ~4,200 feet, at the summit of Slide Mountain (Ulster County, New York) in the Catskills.

The Berry Hill Fire Tower is located outside Bowman Lake State Park.

Frank Bianco's second of four hikes was completed in a continuous 24 days on June 26, 1997, when the trail was shorter than its current length.

For example, there are some designated camping spots ("bivouac" areas and lean-tos) on both private and public lands.

In state forest and reforestation areas, mountain biking is allowed unless the NYS DEC has specifically posted otherwise.

Similar disparate rules apply to possession of firearms, both long guns and licensed handguns.