Cuyler Hill State Forest - Wiltsey Glen, Rose Hollow, Randall Hill
In the fall of 2020 I blogged about a hike in Cuyler Hill State Forest, a lovely piece of protected land tucked in the southeastern corner of Cortland County. Although I covered a decent amount of miles on foot that day, I, unfortunately, never made it as far as I intended, so I had planned in the back of my mind to someday return. Well, “someday” arrived in the past week - just in time for spring and the trees to show their leaves again. A beautiful, quiet, and more remote segment of the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) winds right through Cuyler Hill, running in an atypical north-south direction (since the trail is actually west to east), passing through upland deciduous hardwoods, impressive stands of conifers, and trekking along wooded ridges. The hike here is pleasant, and with only a few brief uphill stretches. I began my hike at the junction where the FLT crosses jeep trail Potter Hill Cemetery Road. This was after a rather extensive, anxiety-causing drive a couple of miles