Building a 32 mile trail throughout Springwater has been seen by the community as a somewhat ambitious project. Consultants have advised us not to get discouraged by road blocks that may occur along the way, focusing on one section at a time and continuing to plug away at completing our vision, even if it takes 10 years.
It has taken approximately 6 months to build the first section of our Springwater Trail which primarily skirts the 220 farm of Sugarbush Hollow and travels from Coates Road to Tabors Corners Road in East Springwater. Continue reading
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Rob’s Trail and Canadice
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Our hike from Canadice up to Rob’s trail was a relaxing hike in preparation for the winter to come. Although Canadice Lake shows more evidence of the glaciers, this was not a geological hike like Mendon Ponds. Ralph and I noted that if the Glacier was a mile thick, then the top of the ice would have been nice times higher than Bald Hill. After that small discussion, we reverted to more important topics such as what time the hunting season ended, and how to dry firewood.
Rob’s Trail at the top of Bald Hill circles an old field. This is a good place to study how a field turns into a forest. Most of the trees and bushes in this area a small. The trail borders the top of the DEC state forest above Canadice. Continue reading
Mendon Ponds Hike
I never really explored Mendon Ponds before, however due to the size of the park, studying 3 different maps, driving around the park to scope out the entire park, and walking the trails required over 6 hours of preview to design 4 different skill level hikes. 
Not all hikes require this type of planning which includes car pooling locations, after hike social location, road directions, coordination of cars, pick up location for distance walkers, then considering the skill levels of our hikers to ensure a good experience for all. Regardless of a light rain, many bright yellow rain jackets were visable to find any lost hikers along the path. Continue reading
Thorp and Warner Rds
On Sunday nine of us gathered at the Buckley Farm to preview a proposed section of the Springwater Trail and the enjoy the view of Honeoye Lake. The weather definitely cooperated with us and we all enjoyed the walk. Continue reading