A 50-mile circumnavigation of Cranberry Lake, the CL50 will guide you through old-growth forests, passing by backcountry ponds, fascinatingly glaciated landscape, and peaceful campsites.
Getting there
This large loop has many access points - 7 to be exact! There is no official loop direction, but the majority of people hike clockwise around the lake. Parking is available at each location, and there are also trail registers at each parking lot.
The trailheads:
- High Rock truck trail trailhead on South Shore Road in Wanakena, NY
- Dead Creek Flow trailhead on South Shore Road in Wanakena, NY
- Peavine Swamp trailhead, located on NYS Route 3 west of Cranberry Lake, NY
- DEC boat launch trailhead on Columbian Road in Cranberry Lake, NY
- Cranberry Lake Community Center in Cranberry Lake, NY (behind center)
- Gilbert Tract trailhead, located on NYS Route 3 just east of Cranberry Lake, NY
- Burntbridge Pond/Brandy Brook trailhead, located on NYS Route 3 about two miles east of Cranberry Lake, NY