Please join us on the first Sunday of 2019, Jan 6, for a hike at Robs Trail, a trail built in 2016 by the Nature Conservancy. The trail has beautiful views, two lovely bridges over bubbling streams and meanders on moss covered trails along stream gorges.  Stop and look at the descriptive map that shows all the cottages once located on this pristine lake.

We will meet at the entrance to the Robs Trail on Route 15A.  The trailhead has a large sign at the parking lot that is 3.9 miles from Rix Hill rd at the North End of Hemlock lake. The Tourists and Naturalists can carpool to the boat launch parking lot on the North East end of Hemlock lake.  They can walk south along the trail that goes along the shore of the lake. Climbers will hike down Robs trail from 15A to the shore of Hemlock lake and back.  This will include more climbing than the Tourist route.

Following the hike, please join us for a pot-luck social at Mary’s. Directions available at the hike. Bring a dish to pass and your own beverage.

For a more detailed description of Rob’s trail, check out their website.

Directions to the trailhead: 

From Springwater:  Take Rt 15A north.  In 6.1 miles, the parking lot is on the left just after the north end of Old Bald Hill Rd South.

From Hemlock: Take Rt 15A south.  At 4.7 miles south of the 20A/15A intersection south of Hemlock, the parking lot is on the right.

Directions to Decker Rd from the Parking area: Head north on NY-15A N for 3.9 mi. Turn left onto Rix Hill Rd. In 1.2 mi merge onto Blank Rd. Take the first left onto Cleary Rd. In 2.2 mi turn left onto NY-15 S. Take the third right (in 1.5 mi) onto Decker Rd.