Join us on Sunday April 27th to hike the west side of Rob’s Trail, the DEC/Nature Conservancy property in the northeast corner of Hemlock Lake!
Options are to hike out and back to the south along the trail from the North Hemlock Boat Launch, or to carpool up to the Hemlock Side trailhead on Route 15A and hike down the hill and north along the trail back to the boat launch. In the flat part of the trail there may be small streams to ford by wading or jumping, so waterproof footwear and poles are advised.
Meet at 1:45pm for a 2:00pm start the north boat launch, at the end of Boat Launch Road, a sharp left after you first enter Rix Hill Road from Route 15A.
Naturalists/Tourists will hike south for an hour, or as far as you want, and then return. The terrain is wide and flat with beautiful views of the lake.
Climbers (or in this case Descenders) will climb into a few cars and head for the Rob’s Trailhead on the right (west) side of Route 15A (not the one on the east side, off South Old Bald Hill Road). From there we will take the trail back to the start, a total of about 4.5 miles.
Please respond to info@springwatertrails.org if you plan to join the longer hike and can volunteer for the carpool.
Social: Please join us at the Bird House Brewing Company in Honeoye – 8716 Main Street, just east of the traffic light, for craft beer and pub food. http://birdhousebrewing.beer
Directions:
From Springwater: proceed north on Route 15A 19 miles, then make a left on Rix Hill Road and an immediate left on Old East Lake Road, a.k.a Boat Launch Road.
From Honeoye and points east: Take Route 20A west from the Bristol Valley and Honeoye. When 20A meets Route 15A, make a left and go about .6 miles to Rix Hill Road. Make a right and then an immediate left on the dead end road to the boat launch parking area in one mile.
From Rochester and points west: Take Route 15 south from Henrietta or Route 15A south from Honeoye Falls, or Route 390 south to the Lakeville-Livonia exit, then go south on Route 15 and then east on Route 20A through Hemlock. When Route 20A turns east toward Honeoye, go straight another .6 miles and make a right on Rix Hill Road. Then make an immediate left onto the boat launch road and go to the end, 1 mile.