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Western New York Outdoors
A Parks and Recreation Guide to locations for outdoor adventures in WNY.

Golden Hill
State Forest in the Town of Humphrey, Cattaraugus County.

Description:

This wooded country area is still very undeveloped.  It seems a Conservation group is beginning to clear some parking areas.  The roads are not well maintained and a 4x4 would seem necessary to explore some of the truck trails. Most are narrow, one lane, rutted, muddy, and overgrown.  Campers access is rugged and there are two marked mountain biking trails, see map to locate.   However, the woodland views are very scenic and the hilly terrain offer some pleasant valley viewpoints.

Located nearby, in Great Valley, off Route 18 (Humphrey Road) is Raecher Hill State Forest.  The wilderness is very scenic, woodlands, truck trails, but again, there are no real designated camping areas and access is tough with a normal vehicle.

Maps:

Golden Hill Map Streets to the state forest from Route 219.	Trails Mountain biking trails in red and parking areas. State forest land in green.
Golden Hill Intersection with Fire Lane Road.	Fire Lane Road A pond off Putnam Road.
Raecher Hill Road Western trail to Markham.	Raecher Hill Road Trail going east.

Images:  Click on a thumbnail pic to enlarge the image.

Ellicottville Route 219 South and Route 242 intersect at cemetery before town.	Holimont The ski resort and trail from Mill Street (Rt 71). A shortcut from Rt. 219 to Rt. 98 that passes Pumpkinville.	Golden Hill State Forest Entrance sign.
Golden Hill Parking Lot The intersection at Golden Hill Road and Fire Lane Road.	Chapman Forest Road Truck trail off Fire Lane Road.	Chapman Circle End of Chapman Forest Road and loop.
Raecher Hill State Forest Raecher Hill Road sign at entrance, off Humphrey Road.	Raecher Road The forest trail looking south.	Raecher Road Another forest trail, looking east.

Other Related Sites:

Adirondack Mountain Club - Niagara chapter ATV trail use.
Holiday Valley - Ellicottville resort.
HoliMont - Ski area.
NYS DEC - Region 9 state land.
WNYMBA - Mountain bike trail guide and topo map.

 

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