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Worcester Caryl Lake access road

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Trail stats

Distance
0.87 mi
Elevation gain
279 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
33 ft
Max elevation
1,880 ft
TrailRank 
9
Min elevation
1,601 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
18 minutes
Time
one hour 38 minutes
Coordinates
242
Uploaded
July 18, 2020
Recorded
July 2020
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near Worcester, New York (United States)

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Itinerary description

Caryl Lake is 24-acre pond on 90 acres of woodland owned by the Town of Worcester. There is a 4WD road to access the scenic lake. If you can't drive up the road, you can park at the bottom on Caryl Lake Rd and hike up.

Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude 1,709 ft

Parking spot

Halfway up the road to the lake is an intersection, with room for 1-2 cars to park.

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,775 ft

Intersection

The road continues straight and becomes a private road leading to two cabins. The road to the lake turns right at this junction.

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,791 ft

Side road down to east

An unmarked 4wd road or logging road leads downhill to the east on private property.

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,814 ft

Grass road to north

An unmarked grassy road leads level to the north on private property.

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,847 ft

Town property boundary. Overgrown side road to south.

This side road forms the approximate town property boundary, with private land on the left (east) and town land on the right (west) side.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,841 ft

Small beach

Small beach, fishing spot and campsite on the right side of road.

PictographCar park Altitude 1,824 ft

Parking

The road ends at a small parking area with beach and camping spot.

PictographPicnic Altitude 1,801 ft

Swim spot

Good swimming spot and fire pit.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,818 ft

Rope swing

PictographCar park Altitude 1,565 ft

Parking

Access Caryl Lake Road from County Highway 36 in Worcester. The first road on the left off Caryl Lake Rd is a driveway. The second road is an unmarked 4WD road up to the lake. There is parking for about 3 cars on Caryl Lake Rd in a pullout just past the 4wd road.

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