Please join us for a hike, ski or snowshoe at Cumming Nature Center, (https://rmsc.org/cumming-nature-center/) in the hills above Naples.  Conditions are good for a hike on trails with about 2″ of snow over a compacted base.  Cummings is a branch of Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC); if you are not a member of RMSC, there is a $5 access fee to the Center; this provides access to their rest rooms, birding platforms, along with impressive exhibits on local wildlife.  Equipment rental is also available at the Center.

We will meet at 1:45pm inside the Visitors’ Center (6472 Gulick Road Naples, NY 14512) and split into groups to enjoy a nice walk. Trails of various lengths extend north and south from the Visitors’ Center.  Note-planned hike areas may be subject to change based on hike conditions.

Naturalists and Tourists will follow the Beaver Trail through the Cathedral of Pines to the Beaver Pond and return by the Salamander and Conservation Trails for a distance of about 2.5 miles.

Climbers will head for the Beaver Pond and Salamander Trail and then make a larger loop on the Logging Road, and the Conservation Trail, for a total of about 4 miles. 

Social:  There is an open area at the lower level of the Visitors’ Center available for the social.  The space is cozy with tables, chairs and an area to plug in crockpots etc.  Please bring a dish to pass or a small monetary donation.  Note, food can be brought to the center before the hike and left downstairs.  The Center closes at 5 PM.

Directions

From Rochester and points North: Take 390 South to Routes 5 & 20, proceed to Rt15A in Lima. Head South on Rt15A to Route 20A in Hemlock,  Head East on 20A to East Lake Road in Honeoye. Proceed South on East Lake Road a short distance to County Road 33, (there are signs pointing the way from the junction of East Lake Road and County Road 33). Turn East on County Road 33, then Southeast on Pinewood Hill Road, which becomes Gulick Road.  After 5.6 miles the CNC entrance will be on the right.

From Springwater: Go North on Rt 15A to Route 20A in Hemlock,  Head East on Rt 20A to East Lake Road in Honeoye. Proceed South on East Lake Road to County Road 33 (Signs point the way from the junction of East Lake Road and County Road 33). Turn East on County Road 33, then Southeast on Pinewood Hill Road.  This becomes Gulick Road.  After 5.6 miles the CNC entrance will be on the Right, about 1.5 miles past the Wesley Hill parking lot.  OR, go to Naples and follow the directions below. They are both about 23 mile routes.

From Wayland, Naples, and points South: Follow NY 21 East from Wayland, thru N.Cohocton to Naples (11.4miles). Turn Left onto Clark Street (County Rd. 36), heading North (Next to Middletown Tavern). Take first Right onto  Gulick Road. Follow Gulick Road for 6.6 miles.   CNC will be on the Left.