Buttermilk Falls/Lake Treman Loop via Gorge, Bear and Rim Trail, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY
Buttermilk Falls/Lake Treman Loop via Gorge, Bear and Rim Trail, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY
Easy to Moderate, 4.7 mi Loop*
951 ft elevation gain
Hiked 8/29/25
Another fabulous waterfalls trail nearby Ithaca, NY, this path takes you up Buttermilk creek and its many multi-tiered falls including the large bridal veils style slide at the beginning. Stonework and stairs throughout highlight the natural beauty. Fall colors along this trail would be a thing to see. Skip the Rim trail and do it as a lollipop instead.
Side view of Buttermilk Falls, would love to see this with full flow.
A deeper and larger pool at the base of this waterfall, with stairs leading up the right side. Shot at 1/60s.
A deep pool under a very tiny waterfall. There must have been a larger fall here at one point, or possibly at higher flow the cliff on the left has a falls. Stairs ascend on the right.