Letchworth and the Genesee Valley
Identity summary
2 to 4 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Nature · Forest · River · Countryside
Variable accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Letchworth and the Genesee Valley
Deep throat, three large waterfalls and campaign in western New York State.
Letchworth State Park, Mount Morris Dam and Portage Viaduct are the most telling landmarks of Letchworth and Genesee Valley. Together they form a destination where natural spaces, forests, riverscapes and the countryside meet, with atmospheres that change over the stages rather than just one uniform decor.
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For a stay of 2 to 4 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: services spaces outside cities. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be verified step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Letchworth State Park
- Mount Morris Dam
- Portage Viaduct
Before you choose
- Recommended car to connect sites
- Services spaces outside cities
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Major site
Letchworth State Park
Letchworth State Park frame the Genesee in a dense gorge of vegetation and successive falls, without overloading effects: the viewpoints serve as starting points, then the shore trails give the real scale of the walls. The autumn amplifies the color contrasts between water, hardwood and rock.
Nature and landscape
Mount Morris Dam
The Mount Morris Dam closes the north of the gorge with a massive wall facing the valley, but interest remains first in the role it plays in reading the entire landscape. Reception centre, panels and viewpoints explain a protective work while opening up to an unexpected perspective of Genesee.
Nature and landscape
Portage Viaduct
The Portage Viaduct crossed the Genesee River gorge just above the Upper Falls, in one of the most spectacular points in Letchworth State Park. When a train passes, the bridge gives the landscape a brief vibration between cliffs, white water and forest. From the neighbouring viewpoints, the whole is understood with one glance.
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