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Western New York Outdoors
A Parks and Recreation Guide to locations for
outdoor adventures in WNY.
Nine Mile Swamp
Unique Area in the Towns of
Carrollton, Allegany and Great Valley, Cattaraugus County.
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Description:
This area is made up of two state forests: Windfall Creek and Nine Mile
Creek. They total over 4,300 acres of rough stony lands, small
wetlands and hardwoods (black cherry, red oak, white ash, sugar maple).
Good for hunting primarily deer and turkey.
Windfall Creek was named after a terrible tornado where the winds devastated the
timber of the Great Valley area in the early 1800's. Located in Great
Valley on Thorpe Hollow Road and Windfall Road, off Route 219, by the Allegany
Indian Reservation. The reforestation area has hiking trails and
wilderness camping. There is a picnic area with parking and opportunity
for fishing at Twin Ponds, south of Windfall Road, and on some streams that
support natural brook trout (Thorpe Hollow).
Nearby is the Nine Mile State Forest in the Town of Allegany. It is
located further down Route 219, past Carrollton, to Route 417 toward Olean on
North Nine Mile Forest Road. Phearsdorf Forest Road is also public
accessable. Gypsy Moth and Porcupine forest roads are gated. This is
near the hamlet of Vandalia. This area has an extensive trail system for
mountain biking. Fishing (Nine Mile Creek and Bowers Hollow),
snowmobililing and cross country skiing are other common recreational uses.
Maps:
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Other Related Sites:
Enchanted Mountains
NYS
DEC - Nine Mile Swamp Unique Area Unit Management Plan.
WNYMBA - Topo
map and
shaded relief 3D map for mountain bike trails.
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