Fairchild Hill & Burlingame Area Trails

PRINTABLE TRAIL MAP – BURLINGAME/FAIRCHILD

Located off the southwest corner of Cazenovia Lake, Fairchild Hall was originally part of the Lorenzo Family Estate. In 1894, Fairchild Hill was inherited by Helen Lincklaen Fairchild, and her husband, Charles, created a golf course on the land. Ninety years later, with the help of several adjacent landowners, CPF bought the 21-acre Fairchild Hill property.

Today, Fairchild Hill is maintained primarily as a meadow, preserving its historical character while providing magnificent views of the Cazenovia Lake watershed.

The railroad bed leading to the trailhead once served the Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad which ended in Earlville. A depot stood at the corner of Routes 20 and 92. Remnants of the original railroad turntable can be seen nearby.

From the top of Fairchild Hill, a link trail continues through private property to 216 contiguous acres of woodland known as the Burlingame Area Trails. These public trails are on land that was donated to CPF by Peggy Hubbard in 1993 and 2005. In 1991, The Nature Conservancy gifted 48-acres of “forever wild” land to CPF. Then, in 1994, the Knapp Family placed a conservation easement on an additional 56 acres. Sherman’s Gulch, a steep gully located in the western edge of the trail area, is a stunning sight. Hikers, cross country skiers and snowshoers, the Limestone Creek Hunt, and the Lorenzo Driving Competition all use the Burlingame trails. Local equestrians can receive trail use permits.

Directions to the Burlingame Trail: Take Route 13 south from Cazenovia toward New Woodstock. Turn right onto Burlingame Road and proceed for 0.7 miles. Look for the CPF trail sign, and park in the small gravel parking lot on the right-hand side of the road.

Directions to Fairchild Hill: The parking area for the trail head is located at the south end of Cazenovia Lake, behind the brown building, where Route 92 meets Route 20.

Please note: The Limestone Creek Hunt Club, and horse riding and hound group, uses the Burlingame trails. For everyone’s safety, we ask visitors to leave their dogs at home on hunt days and to watch for equestrian traffic. Check back here in late spring for Limestone Creek Hunt Times for the 2024 season.