Onondaga County

Onondaga County (/ΛˆΙ’nΙ™nˈdɑːɑə/ on-Ι™n-dah-gΙ™) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026.[1] The county seat is Syracuse.

Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onondaga_County,_New_York

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Green Lakes State Park

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I’ve always wanted to hike above the lakes ….

The most popular hike in the park is walking around Green Lake or adding a trip around Round Lake as well.Β  The distance around Green Lake is 2.3 miles and Round Lake is 0.8 miles.Β  Total around both lakes is 3.1 miles.Β  There are nearly twenty miles of trails you can explore in the park.Β  The hidden gem of the park is the surprising views from the Vista Trail that stretches all the way to the Tug Hill Plateau as well as Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario.Β  There is a nice northeasterly view from the Rolling Hills Trail.Β  The Overlook Trail features a pleasant view to the west toward the Erie Village area.

You can create your own loop hike utilizing the trails on the west side of the park.Β  There is a new parking area on the campground road on the way to the Rolling Hills area of the campground.Β  This allows easier access to the trails in the western side of the state park.Β  The GPS coordinates of the parking area are N43 03.081 W75 58.490 for those who have a GPS devise.Β  There is an unmarked small parking area off NY 290 near the Erie Canal in the small hamlet of Manlius Center.Β  The parking area is the trailhead for the Deer Run Trail.Β  This remote trailhead gives hikers FREE access to the western side of Green Lakes State Park.Β  The GPS coordinates for this trailhead are N43 03.240 W75 59.845 for those who have a GPS devise.

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Why Jones Hill is One of My Favorite Fall Hikes

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One of my favorite fall hikes when I am out in Syracuse is to hike Jones Hill, which is about 10 miles east of Tully. It’s a quick hop down I-81, as you climb into the mountains, and then take NY 80 through some farm land, and south past Labrador Hollow and Labrador Pond.

Towards Meeker Hill

You should probably do the hike in the morning, for the best views of country east of here. The fall leaves up here turn earler then in Syracuse.

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What makes Jones Hill so unique is what you see in the vista. Below you is Labrador Pond, a 101 acre lake with many unique and endangered species. Across the way is Labrador Hill, and to the north to the farm country around Tully.

NY 80 in Apulia

The leaves are always quite spectulator up here, especially if you catch them at peak, which is usually a week prior to Columbus Day Weekend. On Columbus Day Weekend, in contrast, you should go to Green Lake State Park — preferably at sunrise, before the crowds arrive.

The Kinderhook Gorge Reminds Me of the Adirondacks