Royalton Ravine Park — Attraction in Town of Royalton

A slightly more difficult trail, Royalton Ravine offers a very different experience. The flow of Eighteen Mile Creek over the Niagara Escarpment over many centuries have created this ravine. The waterfall at the top of the escarpment is quite tall, however usually a trickle in summer. To see everything, follow the gravel path to the trail map. Make a right into some fields, and enter the forest at the right corner. At first, a side gorge to the left is visible, with a small stream running down it. As you approach the main ravine. There is a fork in the trail. A viewpoint is located ahead, or make a left to edge the ravine. Follow the trail until you see a railing with yellow rope. Follow the trail down. Cross the bridge and continue up a long hill (not the one in front of the bridge). At the top, there are ruins of Belva Lockwood’s homestead. There is a viewing area for the top of the falls to the left. The trail forks here, and follows a side ravine crossed earlier and ends at a field. Otherwise, turn around and follow the same trail until the hill back up. At the top of the hill, make a left but immediately make a right onto a trail marked with red blazes. Follow the trail and make a left at the end of it to return to a different part of the field. Walk back to the parking lot on the ridge.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the trail is much more busy than usual, so avoiding people is difficult as there is only one trail into the ravine. Most of the trails have become muddy from use as well, some of them flooded with water. Bring a mask...

We went to Royalton Ravine the other day, and it was very nice. When arriving, there is a pretty decent sized stone lot for parking and also another smaller one a little further into the park. There is also a bunch of small rooms scattered in the front of the park with a pavilion attached to them. (I'm guessing you can rent them but not completely sure.) And there is also a bathroom at the entrance a little passed the lots. After you pass the lots, there is a pond that has some benches around it with some pretty nice views. If you're going to see the waterfall, FOLLOW THE RED MARKERS! We couldn't find any directory telling you which color marker to follow, but luckily someone there told us, and once we found out, it was very easy to find. (There is a decent sized hill, you have to walk up to reach the waterfall so keep that in mind also). Its probably about a 15-20 min hike both ways to reach waterfall give or take. Be careful to keep an eye out for snakes as we do have 3 poisonous snakes in NY.. Overall it's a beautiful little waterfall, and definitely worth checking out! And even if your just coming to sit by the pond or walk the trails, it's still...

A bit more challenging than our group was ready for, there are a lot of trees roots and inclines, a rickety bridge to cross, so I'd say this is a moderately challenging mile + trail. The trail is mostly shaded but I'd recommend sunscreen. The water fall where we stopped was sunny, medium sized and yet unique -worthy of a lunch date, but we were only hiking that day, so we looked, hung around a bit, and then returned back down the same trail. It weaves around part of a Frisbee Golf Course, so that did add an exotic element. Trails are all well marked, but are dawn to dusk day trails only. We went on a Saturday around 1pm, and a small family was lunching at the falls, but we were all able to enjoy the area without interrupting each other. When we got back we went for...