Sunday August 27th 2023 - Rim, Bent Rim, Tornado Pass, and Billygoat Trails Loop - Rock City State Forest near NY - near Salmanca NY - 5.5 miles, 350 feet elevation gain

This was my 3rd of 4time going back to this same hike.  That's pretty surprising considering that this trail is a considerable 120 miles from our house. but the unique geology (not captured well in my pictures) and the nice network of trails with almost nobody else using them makes for a repeat worthy trip.

Our friend Fred was able to join me (Chris) on this trip but Brian was visiting family in Vermont.

Alltrails has many great pictures from this trail.  Considering the number of reviews for it, we've maybe just been lucky seeing so few other people on the trail.







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