National Scenic Trail or Official Route
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The Link Trail was originally created to connect the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) with the Old Erie Canal Trail. The Link Trail goes north-south in Madison County, east of Syracuse, NY. The Link Trail is currently 40.3 miles long with sections still under construction. This number does include some road walks, but not a 2.1 mile dead end section. The Link Trail is maintained by the volunteers from the North Country Trail Association - Central New York Chapter.
Part of the Link Trail coincides with the North Country National Scenic Trail. The NCT reaches the Link Trail in Tioughnioga Wildlife Management Area at the junction/northern terminus of the 41 mile Onondaga Trail. The North Country Trail, once completed, will travel 4600 miles from North Dakota to Crown Point, NY. The Link Trail is blazed with yellow blazes, although some of the trail is also blazed with blue blazes on the section that coincides with the North Country Trail. There are parts of the trail that is only blazed blue during the NCT stretch of the Link Trail.
Part of the Link Trail coincides with the North Country National Scenic Trail. The NCT reaches the Link Trail in Tioughnioga Wildlife Management Area at the junction/northern terminus of the 41 mile Onondaga Trail. The North Country Trail, once completed, will travel 4600 miles from North Dakota to Crown Point, NY. The Link Trail is blazed with yellow blazes, although some of the trail is also blazed with blue blazes on the section that coincides with the North Country Trail. There are parts of the trail that is only blazed blue during the NCT stretch of the Link Trail.
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