Black Diamond Trail Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Ithaca
, New York
Difficulty Rating

White rate
Trail Type

Rail Trail
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Local Popularity
45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

This Rail Trail is part of the old line that was once the flagship passenger line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Known as the Black Diamond Express, this luxury passenger service ran from New York to Buffalo from 1896 until 1959. Recreationists will experience a range of natural landscapes from a towering canopy of mature maple, hemlock, oak, and hickory, to views of pastoral agricultural lands, and dozens of ravines with the sounds of cascading waters all heading for the picturesque Cayuga Lake. This 8.5-mile stone-dust path along the upland slopes of Cayuga Lake makes for an enjoyable family-oriented walk, bike, or even cross-country skiing opportunity from the city limits of Ithaca to the 215 foot waterfall, Taughannock Falls.

Local Trail Association

Cycle-CNY
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Black Diamond Trail bike trail trail

Altitude change

-438 ft
Altitude min

391 ft
Altitude max

851 ft
Altitude start

829 ft
Altitude end

390 ft
Grade

-1%
Grade max

-3.5%
Grade min

2.9%
Distance climb

1,864 ft
Distance down

8 miles
Distance flat

476 ft
Avg time

00:36:14
Avg reverse time

00:48:17
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Status:

on Dec 6, 2020

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