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The Best Backpacking in Ithaca

Looking for the best backpacking in Ithaca? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Ithaca. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

Top backpacking spots in and near Ithaca

  • Brooktondale, New York

    Camp at the Shindagin Hollow Lean-To

    4.5
    1 mi / 150 ft gain
    From the parking spot on Prospect Valley Rd., cross the footbridge as part of the Finger Lakes Trail due East. The trail will be marked with white blazes. As you follow the blazes you will hike up for about 0.5 miles, increasing elevation by about 150ft, and then down 30-50 ft for 0.2 miles befo...
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  • Caroline, New York

    Robinson Hollow to Shindaigin Hollow Lean-to

    8.45 mi / 1483 ft gain
    Robinson Hollow to Shindaigin Hollow Lean-to is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Caroline, New York.
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  • Interlaken, New York

    Interloken Trail

    10.99 mi / 873 ft gain
    Interloken Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Trumansburg, New York.
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