Chase Lake in Fulton County is a remote 70 acre lake that can be accessed via Pinnacle Road in Bleecker, which is between Caroga Lake and Bensen on County Route 125. It is a 2.5 mile back along a red-blazed trail, with a yellow-spur to the tent site on the southern end of the lake.
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Chase Lake Trail is a 5.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Gloversville, New York that features a lake and is rated as moderate.
Holmes Lake is a 4.2 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Bleecker.
A general rule is you can step over brook, jump over a creek, wade across a stream, and swim across a river. But some regions of the state prefer one term over the other, regardless of the size of the waterbody.
