Morgan Hill State Forest, State forest in Onondaga and Cortland Counties, New York, US.
Morgan Hill State Forest is a state forest in Onondaga and Cortland Counties that spans thousands of acres across rolling terrain with streams, wetlands, and upland woods. The area features a network of marked trails passing through different forest types and connecting to the broader North Country trail system.
The land once served as hunting grounds for the Iroquois and was later converted to farmland following the Revolutionary War. In the 1930s, reforestation efforts transformed it into a state forest.
The forest's trails carry two long-distance routes: the main North Country Trail and the Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail, so through-hikers pass regularly. Snowmobilers use the forest in winter, and the 11.5 miles of public forest access roads serve as the backbone for both.
Morgan Hill State Forest has 11.5 miles (18.5 km) of public forest access roads and 11.2 miles (18.0 km) of hiking trails, which carry the North Country Trail and the Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail. The forest lies in both Onondaga County (3,108 acres) and Cortland County (2,176 acres). Trails are also open to snowmobiles.
Morgan Hill State Forest is managed together with the neighbouring Labrador Hollow Unique Area and Kettlebail State Forest as one unit. Its highest ground reaches 2,020 feet (620 m) above sea level, and two ponds, Spruce and Shackham, lie within its 5,284 acres.
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