Greenough Road Conservation Area, Blueway Trail, Oaks Creek
Activities: Hiking, Paddling
Location: Greenough Road, Cooperstown, New York
Difficulty Hiking: Easy Hiking, Easy-Moderate Paddling
Distance Hiking: 800 ft to Oaks Creek and back
Distance Paddling: 5 to 8+ miles
Fee: No
Greenough Road Conservation Area currently has an established trail and access to Oaks Creek, designated trout stream. Parking is along the road and paddlers should be prepared carry craft about 375′ to creekside. Motivated to protect 16-acres along Oaks Creek, Bob and Marcy Birch put a conservation easement on the Greenough Road parcel with Otsego Land Trust, who partnered with The Nature Conservancy to protect this site. The Birch family also worked with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to open this site to the public for fishing, hiking, and paddling. Look at other Blueway Trail sites on Oaks Creek to plan your paddle.
Follow DEC signage, and trail down to water’s edge.
*About the Blueway Trail:
Sites along the Blueway Trail of Oaks Creek occur from Canadarago Lake in Richfield Springs to Compton Bridge in Cooperstown. Depending on the water level in the creek you can paddle from Canadarago Lake down Oaks Creek to Compton Bridge. This would be a full day trip. The upper section of Oaks Creek is generally very calm, flat water while the lower half of the creek is more swift and “creek-like.” Be aware that water levels in the lower half may be too low for paddling during a majority of the summer months. Also be aware that this area is known for having a large number of natural hazards such as downed trees.
Other Amenities, Features, and activities: parking, dogs allowed, vistas, birding, fishing
Site Maintained by Otsego Land Trust and New York State Department of Conservation
