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Punky Hollow – Directions

Notice: GPS is notoriously bad in this area.  You want to avoid the following roads: Liddiard Rd, Coates Rd, Richards Rd as they are seasonal, which many people will interpret as closed and abandoned.
2nd Notice: During the Fiddler’s Fair, you do not want to drive in front of the fair. Please follow the directions at the bottom to the parking lot located at the corner of Dutch Hollow Rd and Pardee Hollow Rd.

Directions to Punky Hollow Farm:

From Springwater: go North on 15A for .8mi from the light. Turn right on Wheaton Hill Rd. At the tee, at the top of the hill, turn right onto Wetmore Rd. Bear right on Tabors Corner Rd. After 1.8 miles, turn left on Pardee Hollow Rd. The barn is immediately on the right.
From Wayland: take Rt 21N for 3 miles. Turn left on Steuben Co Rd 37 (Tabors Corners Rd) at the Bowles Corners sign. Take the second right (3.6 miles) onto Pardee Hollow Rd. The barn is immediately on the right.
From Honeoye: take W Lake Rd south. Turn right onto French Hill Rd. At the tee (at Dug Rd) turn right to stay on French Hill Rd. Take the first left on Garlinghouse/Atlanta Rd. Go Right on Pardee Hollow Rd and continue for 3.8 miles. Turn right to stay on Pardee Hollow Rd for 0.3 miles. The barn is on the left.

Directions to Fiddler’s Fair Parking lot: (Bus transportation is available to Punky Hollow during the fair)

From Springwater: go North on 15A for .8mi from the light. Turn right on Wheaton Hill Rd. At the tee, at the top of the hill, turn left onto Wetmore Rd and take the first right onto Tabors Corner Rd. After 0.4 miles, take a slight left onto Dutch Hollow Rd. After 3.6 miles, the parking area is on the left at the intersection with Pardee Hollow Rd.

From Wayland: take Rt 21N for 5.6 miles. Turn left on Co Rd 38 (Garling House Rd AKA Rowe Rd). Take the first left onto Pardee Hollow Rd and continue for 3.8 miles. The parking area is on the right at the intersection with Dutch Hollow Rd.

From Honeoye: take W Lake Rd south. Turn right onto French Hill Rd. At the tee (at Dug Rd) turn right to stay on French Hill Rd. Take the first left on Garlinghouse/Atlanta Rd. Go Right on Pardee Hollow Rd and continue for 3.8 miles. The parking area is on the right at the intersection with Dutch Hollow Rd.

Lots of Mushrooms at the AWEN&CTF

Sunday, September 6, the Springwater Trails Mushroom hike on the All Western Evergreen Nursery & Christmas Tree Farm, followed by a dish-to-pass social, was well attended by 12 hikers and three others.  Wendy and Char led the Tourists and Climbers on a 4 mile hike through woods, Christmas trees, and meadows.  Gene led the naturalists who did their foraging mainly in the cool woods behind the house, the sun streaming hot in the open fields.  Everyone collected mushrooms in paper sacks and over two dozen different mushrooms were identified, some edible.  The food at the social was outstanding.

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Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area – Directions

GPS Warning: Harriet Hollister Spencer Park is located on a dirt road.  South of the park, this road (Canadice Hill Rd) often has bad ruts.  Therefore, these directions avoid that section of the road.  If you choose to follow your GPS routing, please drive slowly over the ruts.

FROM HONEOYE:  From 20A turn south onto County Route 37 and go about 4 miles to the County Route 37/Canadice Hill Road split.  Continue south on Canadice Hill Road about 3 miles.  Harriett Hollister Spencer Park will be on your left.

FROM SPRINGWATER:  Take Route 15A north out of Springwater for one mile and turn right on Wheaton Hill Road. Take the 1st left onto Canadice Rd.  Turn right to stay on Canadice Rd. At the county line continue onto Co Rd 37 for 2.0 miles. Turn right onto Luckenbach Hill Rd. At the top, turn left onto Ross Rd.  At the stop sign, take a sharp right onto Canadice Hill Rd. Harriett Hollister Spencer Park will be on your left.

FROM NAPLES: From Rt 21 next to Middletown Tavern, take Clark St west to become Co Rd 36. After about 12.2 miles, turn left onto Jersey Hill Rd. At the top (0.7mi) turn left onto Co Rd 37.  At 1.1 miles, continue straight past the white church in Canadice onto Canadice Hill Rd. In 2.4 miles, Ross Rd bears to the right, but you want to continue straight on Canadice Hill Rd for another 0.9 miles.  The park is on the left.

Planning Fall 2015 Hikes – Your help is needed

Below are the dates and the hikes being planned for Fall 2015. All hikes in the fall will start at 2:00 PM on Sunday unless otherwise noted in the final schedule. This schedule is still in the planning stages and will be published at the end of August.

Fall is Deer and Bear hunting season. Hikes on private land naturally need landowner permission. Discretion is needed on public land, although we have not had any problems in the Hemlock/Canadice state forest at 2:00 on Sundays. Dates below are marked as Bow or Regular based on the NYS Hunting 2015 calendar.

Date Location Type Hike Planner
Oct 4
Bow
 Reynolds Gull Hike  Pam
Oct 11
Bow
 Wesley Hill Hike  Nanette & Julie
Oct 18
Bow
Erie-Attica Trail, Avon  Hike and Historical Society Presentation  Don
Oct 25
Bow
 Mead Hill  Hike Linda
Nov 1
Bow
 Genesee Valley Greenway, Geneseo Joint hike with FOGVG Don
Nov 8
Bow
Genesee Greenway, Nunda  Hike Gene
Nov 15
Bow
 Boughton Hill Hike Douglas
Nov 22
Reg
 Stoney Brook Hike Wendy
Nov 29
Reg
Thanksgiving Weekend No Hike
Dec  6
Reg
 Springwater Trail Hike/Snowshoe Bonnie
Dec 13
Reg
FLT Letchworth Branch Hike John
Dec 20
Bow
Erie RR Springwater to Wayland Hike, Showshoe, Ski Rick
Dec 27 Harriet Hollister Hike/Snowshoe  Wendy

Do you have an idea for a hike?  Please complete the following form describing your hike. If not this fall, maybe a coming season.

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