Need an Outlet?
1–2 minutes
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Maybe unplug instead — and walk the calm, wooded path of the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail in Penn Yan. Where the boat launch meets Liberty Street, the trail opens onto a bridge over the Crooked Lake’s major outlet creek. Pause for a minute to center yourself. Sometimes a walk through the Finger Lakes’ network of trailways is the best form of therapy.

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  1. […] There’s just one problem: East Bluff Drive is blocked by a jersey barrier and a ROAD CLOSED sign. The eastern branch of Keuka will have to wait. Too dangerous to reverse down the steep and narrow path you came, you look upward and inward, where a mountain road warns of its seasonal use — no maintenance. You take a chance on the path less traveled. Despite some slush and snow, you make it to the top of the mountain and are relieved to see signs of civilization in the form of a few farmhouses and a paved road heading due north. The adrenaline rush has triggered your appetite, so you set your sights on the next village Keuka has to offer, the Yates County seat of Penn Yan. […]

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