Moccasin Kill Preserve(Rotterdam)

After leaving the Plotter Kill Preserve, I still had a little bit of daylight remaining, so I headed a little further west to visit The Nature Conservancy's 95 acre Moccasin Kill Preserve, located along Crawford Road.  There is a very small parking area along the south shoulder of the road, with room for about 2 cars.

 The trail immediately passes by a kiosk and crosses the Moccasin Kill on a well built foot bridge.

 The trail drops down into a very deep hemlock ravine, where there is a crossing of a fast running tributary of the Moccasin Kill.

 A very small bridge crossing.  Very small...

 I followed the blue trail, which climbs steeply up through a hardwood forest.  Just a few yards off the blue trail, there are several pretty, small cascades in a deep ravine.

 High in the Rotterdam hills, where the elevation climbs up over 1000 feet, autumn is noticeably further along.  Most of the leaves here are already covering the ground.

 Completed the blue and red trail loops as darkness began to settle in.  Hiked about 1.5 miles RT.