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Rainbow Falls – Frowning Cliff loop from Schuyler

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Rainbow Falls – Frowning Cliff loop from Schuyler

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Rainbow Falls – Frowning Cliff loop from Schuyler

02:46

9.24km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

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Parking

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3.89 km

Watkins Glen State Park Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

4.92 km

Rainbow Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

This beautifully engineered trail takes you along the inside of the gorge on what feels like quite a natural route. You hike under a partial rock shelf and above the stepped waterfalls and circular pools of Rainbow Falls. This spot is especially beautiful in the autumn when fallen leaves add color to the glen.

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5.07 km

Gorge Trail, Watkins Glen State Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Gorge Trail is a popular path in Watkins Glen State Park. If you walk the entire path, it takes you past 19 waterfalls.

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6.12 km

Frowning Cliff

Highlight • Gorge

You can't get enough of it. It's simply indescribably beautiful here.

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6.50 km

Stone Bridge at Watkins Glen Gorge

Highlight • Bridge

The whole gorge is amazing! Sturdy shoes are a good idea. 😉

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7.03 km

Saint Marys Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Next to the Indian Trail at Watkins Glen State Park is the mountain cemetery of St Mary's Cemetery. Here is Martin Rothschild, Titanic victim buried. His wife Elisabeth Jane Anne Barrett, on the other hand, survived the sinking of the Titanic.

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9.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.55 km

1.91 km

1.74 km

1.50 km

417 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.65 km

1.66 km

1.59 km

1.51 km

1.29 km

305 m

200 m

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Rainbow Falls – Frowning Cliff loop from Schuyler

Watkins Glen State Park Entrance

Rainbow Falls

Gorge Trail, Watkins Glen State Park

Frowning Cliff

Stone Bridge at Watkins Glen Gorge

Saint Marys Cemetery

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