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UphillMain Entrance to Upper Entrance
The classic downtown start, beginning at Sentry Bridge and continuing upstream through the gorge.
A self-guided gorge experience
Hear the stories inside the gorge.
A professionally narrated companion for the Watkins Glen Gorge Trail, with clear wayfinding, real location photos, transcripts, and a route for each of the park’s three common starting points.
3 route options9 major landmarksNatural-voice narrationDesigned for offline use
Your own pace
More than a walk through the gorge.
The Gorge Trail is visually spectacular, but many visitors pass its landmarks without knowing what they are seeing. This tour adds professionally written narration, historical and geological context, route-specific directions, and transcripts you can read whenever listening is inconvenient.
One purchase includes all three versions. After payment, choose the route that matches where you plan to enter the park.
Professional narrationA consistent natural voice at every major stop.
Real location photosRecognize each landmark before starting its narration.
Route-specific directionsStops appear in the correct order for your walk.
Self-contained filesAudio and photos are built into each tour page.
Three ways through
Choose your entrance after purchasing.
You receive access to every route, so you do not need to decide until you know where you will begin.
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UphillSouth Entrance to Upper Entrance
Begins at Couch’s Staircase, joins near Cavern Cascade, and continues upstream to the Upper Entrance.
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DownhillUpper Entrance to Main Entrance
The same major landmarks in reverse order, following the Gorge Trail downstream toward downtown.
Before entering the park
Prepare while you still have service.
Cell service can be unreliable inside the gorge. Open your selected tour while connected, wait for the complete page to load, and keep the tab open during your walk. A downloadable copy is also provided as a backup.
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Purchase once
Your $9.99 purchase unlocks all three route versions.
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Choose your route
Select the entrance and walking direction that match your plans.
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Load before the gorge
Open the complete tour while your phone still has a connection.
One purchase · Three routes
Your gorge companion.
Professional narration, real location photos, written transcripts, route-specific wayfinding, and all three entrance options.
$9.99 one timePurchase the audio tour →
Secure payment processed by Schuyler Now, the local publisher behind Watkins Glen Guide.
This independent audio tour is not affiliated with or endorsed by New York State Parks. Trail conditions and access can change. Follow posted signs and staff instructions, remain on marked trails, and use your phone only while safely stopped.