WESLEY HILL NATURE PRESERVE – NOVEMBER 17, 2013, 2:00 PM

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021This week we will venture into the Wesley Hill Nature Preserve which was founded in 1999 by the generous donation of 90 acres by the children of three artists-John Weinrich, James Havens and Colburn Dugan- to the Finger Lakes Land Trust.  Since that time the preserve has grown to over 359 acres. This property offers Briggs Gully, the original Weinrich cabin, breathtaking views of surrounding hills, a pond and extensive forest.

024We will all meet at the Preserve parking lot, on the west side of Gulick Rd at 2:00 pm.  IF SNOW BECOMES A PROBLEM THAT DAY, WE WILL PARK AT THE PLAZA IN HONEOYE IN FRONT OF JAVA MAMA (MAIN STREET/RT 20A)

PLEASE ONLY use the Gulick Road parking area,(Wesley Road  parking area is only available for Bow hunters and we won’t be there!). If you park on the road, please be careful parking and getting out of your car – watch for the edge of the road and for other traffic.

Wesley Hill Nature PreserveCLIMBERS, (led by Marty) will follow the red trail by the pond to the orange trail, take a short jog on the yellow and then back to red.  We will follow the red trail to the green intersection and take the green trail down to the gully and back to the red trail and then to parking lot.  About 4 miles.  (WEATHER PERMITTING)

TOURISTS, (led by Amy) will follow the red trail  past the pond to the cabin, across the creek and staying on the red trail back to the parking lot. (WEATHER PERMITTING)

NATURALISTS, (led by Nanette) will follow the red trail past the pond to the cabin, across the creek and then follow the red trail back to green trail and to the parking lot. (WEATHER PERMITTING)

Optional after-hike social will be held at Amy Klein’s home on Honeoye Lake.  Maps will be available after the hike.  Please bring a dish to pass and your beverage or make a donation.

If weather is wintery, please wear appropriate footwear and walking sticks.  The terrain is slopes and gullies.

Directions (42.724168,-77.467531):  Click here for more detailed directions.

From Honeoye, take Rt. 20A east to East Lake Road. Follow East Lake Rd. south for a short distance and then turn left on County Rd. 33. Continue a short distance and turn right Pinewood Hill Rd. Follow Pinewood Hill, then Gulick Road south toward Cumming Nature Center, for a total of 6.4 miles to preserve entrance, on right.

Please click here for a PDF with directions to Wesley Hill.  Click here for a PDF with a hiking map of the preserve.