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Outdoor Recreation, Nature and Sports
Explore our great outdoors! The Chemung Valley is abundant with rolling hills and glorious green open spaces punctuated by the serpentine Chemung River. Enjoy summer green, autumn jewel tones and winter white as you discover why Elmira was ranked on Country Home Magazine’s list of “Top 10 Best Green Small Cities” for 2007 and “Best Green Cities in America” in 2008!
Breathe the fresh air on a hike at Tanglewood Nature Center, selected by AAA New York's Car & Travel as one of the "six best New York sites to see this season's glorious foliage colors" in 2009. Take an exhilarating bike ride along the Catherine Valley Trail. Stroll along the serene Chemung River and see if you can spot a bald eagle or other feathered friends who call this habitat home. Feel like a little treasure hunting? There are hidden geo-cache spots along the Chemung River and the trails at Tanglewood- so don’t forget your GPS!
Pack your clubs! Chemung County is home to several golf courses including the Mark Twain Golf Course, an original Donald Ross designed course rated the #1 Best Kept Secret by Golf Digest Magazine, August 2004 Edition. With long lazy summers and mild weather stretching into the autumn months you can plan to get your game on.
 Do you geocache? Click here to view the Sojourn Geocache Trail!
Let's Go Hike and Bike! Check out these hiking and biking trails in Mark Twain Country:
For more areas to Hike & Bike, please visit www.LetsGoHikeandBike.com !
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 Exploration & Adventure
Catharine Valley Trail
www.cvtfriends.elmirampo.org Chemung Basin River Trail
www.chemungrivertrail.com Cornell Cooperative Extension
www.cce.cornell.edu/chemung Farmland Animal Park
940 Wyncoop Creek Road, Chemung, NY 14825 (607)529.3371 www.farmlandanimalpark.com Gale’s Equine Facility
219 Sing Sing Road, Horseheads, NY 14845 (607) 796-9821 www.galesequinefacility.com Harris Hill Soaring Corporation
Harris Hill, Horseheads, NY 14845 (607)796-2988 www.harrishillsoaring.org Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
443 Coleman Avenue, Elmira, NY 14903 (607)732-6060 www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com Golf
Elmira Country Club
1538 West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14905-1993 (607) 734-6251 www.elmiracountryclub.com Silver Springs Golf Park
725 Winsor Avenue, Elmira, NY 14905 607-767-1111 Willowcreek Golf Club
3069 State Route 352, Big Flats, NY 14814 607-562-8898 www.willowcreekgolfclub.com Parks and Green Spaces
Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
443 Coleman Avenue, Elmira, NY 14903 (607)732-6060 www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com City of Elmira Parks & Recreation http://www.cityofelmira.net/dps/parks.html Town of Big Flats Parks & Recreation
http://www.bigflatsny.gov/index.php?n=Recreation.Parks Village of Elmira Heights Parks & Recreation
http://www.elmiraheights.org/index.php?n=Main.Parks Village of Horseheads Parks & Recreation
http://www.horseheads.org/index.php?n=Parks.Facilities Leaf Peeping
I Love NY Foliage Forecast
http://www.iloveny.com/SeasonsInNY/FoliageForecast.aspx I Love NY Foliage Report
http://fallgetaways.iloveny.com/foliage.aspx I Love NY Leaf Guide
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