Main Menu

Park Trails

at Finger Lakes State Park

Kelley Branch Mountain Bike Trail

  • Bicycling/Mountain Biking
  • Hiking

Length: 2.75 Miles View map

This trail is inside the 90-acre Kelley Branch Restoration Area. It traverses the wooded hills along the Kelley Branch stream. The stream area has been set aside for restoration work and is closed from off-road vehicle riding by a four-mile guard rail that serves as an ORV trail on the outside perimeter. The trail is a single track that loops riders and hikers from the picnic area trailhead north, then to the southern-most point of the park, crossing Kelley Branch Creek. The trail takes you through wooded landscapes that feature steep mounds 20 to 30 feet high. It descends to the flat bottomland for a short ride, then back up the hillside where you will pass a waterfall and the remains of a mining bridge.

North Loop
Length Estimated Hiking Time Type Blazes Trailhead
.50 Mile 25 Minutes Loop Yellow

Picnic area
South Loop
Length Estimated Hiking Time Type Blazes Trailhead
2.25 Miles 1 Hour, 35 Minutes Loop Yellow Picnic area

ORV Trail System’s Main Trail

  • ATV

Length: 5.25 Miles View map

This is a dirt trail that leads riders of both motorcycles and ATVs from the campground trail to the Motocross track, the Staging Area and south to the park office. The trail takes riders through a wooded landscape that has been reclaimed from Peabody Coal, which strip-mined coal from the area during the 1960s.  Rider will pass by a number of lakes and steep mounds measuring 20 to 30 feet both deep and high. This trail is marked with signs leading riders to destination points in the park. It is designed for all skill level riders. You will see steep grades and mud along the trail as well as slippery surfaces and downed vegetation. This trail has been identified and is maintained by park staff; all other trails in the open-riding area are not maintained. Riders ride at their own risk.

Length Estimated Hiking Time Type Blazes Trailhead
5.25 Miles n/a Linear Blue