Trail Closures
Trail Name | Closure Information |
General | Spring turkey hunting season (May 1 – 31), Shooting hours are from 1/2-hour before sunrise to noon Early Antlerless (Sept 9 -17), limited WMUs in northern WNY and Finger Lakes. Fall hunting season (Oct 1 – Jan 1) Affects State Forests, State Parks, MUAs, & WMAs. |
W8 Devil’s Hole & Whirlpool State Parks & U7 “Western Omelette” Ultra | As of October 24, 2023, a portion of Trail 6/Devil’s Hole Trail between the Devil’s Hole Stairs and Whirlpool Stairs is closed. |
U2 “Breakfast for Dinner” | A magic carpet ski lift has been installed across the trail. A new route has been flagged around this new lift. See https://fingerlakestrail.org/plan-hikes-finger-lakes-trail/trail-conditions/?sortBy=date&archive=new |
U4 “Belgium Waffles” Ultra | Logging reported between Willsie Rd and Snake Forest Rd |
U5 “Huevos Rancheros” Ultra | Closure at Harris Hollow Rd and the junction before Harris Hill Rd. |

Challenge Packet Version History
Current version: 1.2
Version History
1.2 – Updated location of landmark for W5 Chautauqua Gorge
1.1 – Updated map and description for E11 Letchworth FLT adding clarity to mileage and starting point.
Clean-up & Trail Maintenance Events
Date | Time | Location/Event | Organization | Link |
9/9 | 9:30a-12p | Mill Road Park | WNY PRISM | https://form.jotform.com/wnyprism8/volunteer |
Partner Events
Date | Time | Location/Event | Organization | Link |
Buffalo Audubon Public Events | Buffalo Audubon | https://www.buffaloaudubon.org/for-the-public.html | ||
BN Waterkeeper Public Event | Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper | https://bnwaterkeeper.org/events/list/ | ||
Earth Spirit Public Events | Earth Spirit | https://earthspiritedu.org/events-2/ | ||
Reinstein Woods Public Events | Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve | https://reinsteinwoods.org/events/ | ||
Tifft Nature Preserve Public Events | Tifft Nature Preserve | https://www.tifft.org/events/ | ||
WNY Land Conservancy Public Events | WNYLC | https://www.wnylc.org/events |