Hikes led by Springwater Trails are generally held on Sunday afternoons and appear in this calendar in green.
Meet at the designated locations by 9:30.
April 25th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike Main St to CR 46. (3mi)
May 9th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike CR 46. to Depot Road (5mi)
June 6th. Meet at Depot Road. Hike Depot Rd to Stanley Junction (3.8mi)
July 11th. Meet at BOCES parking lot. Hike Stanley Junction to Boces (3.5mi)
August 15th. Meet at the Orleans water tower. Hike Boces to Orleans (4.5mi)
September 12th. Meet at Rt 96 trail head. Hike Wheat Rd to Rt 96 (3.8mi)
October 10th. Meet at Gifford Rd. Hike to Wayne county line and back (3.6mi)
You can download a PDF with more information.
Meet at the designated locations by 9:30.
April 25th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike Main St to CR 46. (3mi)
May 9th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike CR 46. to Depot Road (5mi)
June 6th. Meet at Depot Road. Hike Depot Rd to Stanley Junction (3.8mi)
July 11th. Meet at BOCES parking lot. Hike Stanley Junction to Boces (3.5mi)
August 15th. Meet at the Orleans water tower. Hike Boces to Orleans (4.5mi)
September 12th. Meet at Rt 96 trail head. Hike Wheat Rd to Rt 96 (3.8mi)
October 10th. Meet at Gifford Rd. Hike to Wayne county line and back (3.6mi)
You can download a PDF with more information.
Meet at the designated locations by 9:30.
April 25th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike Main St to CR 46. (3mi)
May 9th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike CR 46. to Depot Road (5mi)
June 6th. Meet at Depot Road. Hike Depot Rd to Stanley Junction (3.8mi)
July 11th. Meet at BOCES parking lot. Hike Stanley Junction to Boces (3.5mi)
August 15th. Meet at the Orleans water tower. Hike Boces to Orleans (4.5mi)
September 12th. Meet at Rt 96 trail head. Hike Wheat Rd to Rt 96 (3.8mi)
October 10th. Meet at Gifford Rd. Hike to Wayne county line and back (3.6mi)
You can download a PDF with more information.
There are seven separate scheduled hikes in recognition of North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST) Day for 2015 (Saturday, September 26th, 2015). The locales are spread throughout NYS and in North Dakota, Michigan and Pennsylvania if you are traveling.
There are three hikes accessible from Springwater this year
- Hike #1 FLTC Map M1, Allegany State Park at 8:30am – Hike from New York to Pennsylvania!
- Hike #6 Three Preserve Hike – Enfield, NY in Tompkins County at 10:00am – Lead by Roger Hopkins from the Cayuga Trails Club
- Hike #7 FLT Map M4, Boyce Hill State Forest, Franklinville, NY at 10am – Get directions here.
Some unique hike opportunities exist if you wish to get in some hiking beyond a weekly S/T hike.
Details can be found on the North Country website and on the Finger Lakes Trail Conference website.
Please check and confirm start times and locations. The time listing in this Springwater Trails listing is used as a foothold approximation only! So, be sure to check the posting on the FLTC website for more exacting details, and further hike options.
Meet at the designated locations by 9:30.
April 25th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike Main St to CR 46. (3mi)
May 9th. Meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church Parking lot on County Road 46. Hike CR 46. to Depot Road (5mi)
June 6th. Meet at Depot Road. Hike Depot Rd to Stanley Junction (3.8mi)
July 11th. Meet at BOCES parking lot. Hike Stanley Junction to Boces (3.5mi)
August 15th. Meet at the Orleans water tower. Hike Boces to Orleans (4.5mi)
September 12th. Meet at Rt 96 trail head. Hike Wheat Rd to Rt 96 (3.8mi)
October 10th. Meet at Gifford Rd. Hike to Wayne county line and back (3.6mi)
You can download a PDF with more information.
Every fall, Trail Maintenance and Trail Quality hold two meetings for trail maintainers and any other interested parties. One of the meetings, intended for hikers or workers on the main trail between Portageville (M 7) through Watkins Glen (M 14), the Letchowrth, Bristol Hills, or Crystal Hills Branches and the Queen Catharine
Marsh and and Montour Falls Historic Loops, will be held at the Bath Fire Hall.
Each meeting will be informed by your specific questions and the problems you have encountered, but both will include about any trail management policies which you need to be familiar with. This years meeting will feature Marty Howden, Western Regional Coordinator for the FLTC and Coordinator of the Chainsaw Training. Marty and Lynda Rummel, FLTC VP for Trail Quality, will talk about the status of the NPS & USFS chainsaw and cross-cut saw certifications and the increased emphasis on working safely in the field.
Who should attend? All hikers who enjoy the Finger Lakes Trail system including Springwater Trails members who wish to help maintain the Bristol Hills Branch.
For more information, please see the full meeting announcement.
10 AM sharp. Bring your lunch, your questions, and your ideas. Coffee, apple juice and some breakfast goodies provided.
Directions:
From Springwater: Take Rt 15 South for 6.9 miles. Turn left to merge onto I-390 South for 20.2 miles. Take exit 38 from I-86 (Rt 17) for Bath. Turn left onto W Washington St. Turn right at the 2nd cross street on W Morris St. The firehouse is on the left about a half mile down Morris St (past Pulteney Park). Parking is available behind the fire house.
Hike Leader – Cate Concannon, catrina616@gmail.com
Hike Description – Map B3, Access 18 to Map 12, Access 2.
This hike will start with a steep uphill at Access 18 off Mitchellsville Road on the Bristol Hills Trail. We will follow the BHT through the forest, past Lake David and through gullies for a total of 3.6 miles, then cross over to the mail FLT with a short road walk on Harrisburg Hollow Road. We should have some nice views of the area and finish the hike on 2.1 miles of the main FLT trail. A hike encompassing two maps and two different trails – how fun! Perhaps someone will know if this is the first time this has been done on the Named Hike series.
Car Pooling: Springwater Trails will organize a car pool from the parking area behind the Wayland Fire House. Be at the parking are at 9:15 – we will leave promptly at 9:25!
Meeting time – 10 am, with a departure time of 10:10. We’ll need to place cars for the car shuttle.
Meeting place – We will meet at the Hickory Hill Campground (click for map and directions) . From there we will drop cars at our end point and proceed to our starting point, Access 18 on Route 13. From exit 38 off I-86 (Route 17), follow signs to Route 54. After following Rt 54 through town including a 90 degree left turn, Route 13/Mitchellsville Road will branch off to the left. Prominent signs for the campground, which will be on your left off Rt 13 just north of Bath.
Notes – Please dress for the weather, but as a general rule of thumb, dress in layers and bring extra clothes. Waterproof jacket & pants will most likely come in handy, plus hat and gloves. Pack a lunch that can be eaten quickly on the trail, plus lots of water.Be prepared for steep ascents and descents! E-mail hike leader with your interest in joining the hike – carpooling is encouraged and she will help to organize.
Updates: Check for updates at the FLT website.
The Finger Lakes Trail across upstate NY was started in 1962, and for nearly 25 of those years, Howard Beye was THE major volunteer for the organization that tends it. He was a deeply involved trail chair, keeping track of map updates, organizing and training those who adopt portions of our over 900-mile trail system, tracking volunteer hours for every one of them during an annual “census,” arranging Challenge Cost Share projects, and organizing every one of our three to four special work-week projects, the annual “Alley Cats,” and handling the majority of correspondence with the state agencies who host many miles of our trail.
2017 HOWARD BEYE WINTER HIKE
We will hike to Huckleberry Bog on the Bristol Hills Trail and follow the Bog Nature Trail Loop. This is an upland bog located on a plateau west of Keuka Lake in Urbana State Forest, Steuben County. Two routes will be offered, one approaching from the north and one from the south. Both hikes are loop hikes and both ~4.5 miles.
a) Northern Approach. The trail climbs steadily through a hemlock and oak woods to the top of the plateau, going by the Evangeline Shelter and entering Urbana State Forest before reaching the Bog Nature Trail Loop.
b) Southern Approach. The hike starts at a higher elevation and directly enters Urbana State Forest. It will be a somewhat slower hike. Hikers will follow the Bog Nature Trail Loop and along the way stop at the observation deck to see how the bog looks in mid-winter.
A Bog Nature Trail Guide can be downloaded from the FLTC website.
The Huckleberry Bog Nature Trail is Hike #6 in the FLT Passport book for the Central Portion. Bring your book and a pencil if you would like to take a rubbing.
Bring water and a lunch that can be eaten on the trail. Snowshoes may be needed if the snow is deep.
Meeting time9:30am. Car pools will leave for the hike at 9:45am. LocationMeet at Heron Hill Winery, 9301 County Route 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840 in the upper parking lot. The parking at the trailhead is very limited, so we will leave the majority of the cars at Heron Hill. The Heron Hill winery will be open from 10-5. There will not be restrooms at the winery available for us to use prior to the hike. Directions to Meeting LocationFrom Springwater: Head south of NY-15 through Wayland. Turn left onto I-390 S. In 15.9 miles, merge onto I-86 E. Take Exit 38 Bath. Turn left onto Washington St (NY 54). In 1.2 miles turn left onto Liberty St to stay on NY 54. Follow NY 54 for 6.7 miles into Hammondsport. From the Village of Hammondsport turn left on Main St/NY-54A. At the T, turn right onto Pulteney St to stay on NY-54A and go .33 miles. Turn slight left onto Pulteney St/ CR 76 and go 2.99 miles. Follow signs and turn left onto the Hill Winery driveway. Park in the upper parking lot. Enjoy the view of Keuka Lake. |
The NCS Honor Society has offered to do some maintenance and construction work on the BHB in Naples as part of their community service commitment. They will be working on the landscaping around the new bridge on Gideon Hanggi’s land. If you can spare a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon in October to help Donna, our FLT volunteer coordinator, to support these teenagers, please meet at Bob and Ruth’s parking lot on Rt 21 in Naples at 12:30. We will work from 1 to 3. Please RSVP if you plan to come.
Springwater Trails has agreed to maintain the Bristol Hills Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail between Clement Rd and NY 245 in Naples. The FLT is sponsoring a workshop on trail mainentance on Oct 14th in Bath.
This is an opportunity for all hikers interested in helping to maintain hiking trail with Springwater Trails to learn more about the tasks required to maintain a great trail and to get to know other people who are also working on the trail.
Please look at this season’s Trail Tenders News for more details and RSVP if you are interested in attending. We can arrange a car pool if we know you want to come.
Directions from Springwater: Take NY 15 south through Wayland. Turn left onto I390 S, which joins I86 E in 16 miles. Take Exit 38 and turn left onto NY 54 N. Go under the expressway and turn right at the first intersection E. Morris St. The Fire Hall is on the right in 1.1 miles.
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