Edwards Lake Cliffs & Pocket Falls
Edwards Lake Cliffs & Pocket Falls at Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve in Ithaca, New York is an easy 1.8-mile loop hike that leads to the top of a 60-foot tall gorge waterfall, Pocket Falls, and leads to cliff views high above Cayuga Lake from Edwards Lake Cliffs.Trails
This hike follows several named trails in the following order: Main Trail (red blazes), Pocket Falls Trail (blue blazes), Lake View Trail (yellow blazes).Hiking Edwards Lake Cliffs Loop
This hike begins at the main parking area for Edwards Lake Cliffs Natural Area where the main trail lead into an open meadow where hikers will find an information kiosk with a trail map. This route heads to Pocket Falls first by following the Main Trail (red blazes) as it leads northward.The Main Trail is easy to follow north as it passes through a "tunnel" of low-growing bushes before popping out to another open field. At the 2nd open field sits the trailhead for the Pocket Falls Trail (blue blazes). The route takes this right-hand turn to head toward Pocket Falls