Four things you should do before this hike
1. Bring hiking poles if you want to hike up Rob’s trail.  It could be very slippery.

Leading the hike for August 22 will be one of our newer hikers, Jim. We will hike from 4 ~ 6  PM along Canadice Lake and will follow up with a dish-to-pass social next to the lake.

Meet at 3:45 at the northwest corner of Canadice Lake, at the Purcell Hill Road trailhead.  It’s only a short distance up the hill from the intersection of Canadice Lake Road and Purcell Hill Road.  Tourists and Naturalists can walk as far as they want along the lake shore, up to 6.5 miles if you go all the way to the south end, and return. If you have any questions about the kayak paddle or the hike location you can call Jim on (585) 880-0188

Climbers who would like more of a challenge can  head up Rob’s Trail toward Route 15A.We’ll be working out this hike as we go because of the weather conditions this week – there has been a huge amount of rain, so if the conditions on Rob’s Trail are excessively muddy or slippery we’ll just turn around. This will be a there-and-back hike, and at it’s longest it adds up to almost 6 miles, with half of it easy level walking by the shore of the lake; the questionable part is when we leave the lakeshore and find the steep slopes at the beginning of Rob’s Trail.

There are reports of large patches of poison ivy along the trail too, so please take all the usual care and precautions.

The social afterwards will be on the other side of the lake at the Northeast Boat Launch, 1.2 miles south of Purcell Hill Road on Canadice Lake Road.  Bring a lawn chair, a beverage and a folding card table if you have one. Bring your own snack or bring a dish to pass (a $5 donation is a recommended alternative).   Coordinates for the social are  42.727072,-77.564251.

Directions to Hike:

From Springwater: Head north on 15A and make a right on Purcell Hill Road. The trailhead will be on your right in 1.2 miles. 

From Canandaigua, Honeoye and Hemlock: Take Route 20A to the Canadice Lake Road intersection. Go south 3.4 miles to the Purcell Hill intersection. Turn right and go .4 miles. The trailhead will be on your left. 

From Rochester: Take Route 390 south to the 5&20 exit, go east to Lima, then south on Route 15A. After Hemlock, turn left on Route 20A and right on Canadice Lake Road for 3.4 miles. Turn right on Purcell Hill Road and go .4 miles. The trailhead will be on your left. 

Head east on Purcell Hill Rd. At the stop sign, turn right on Canadice Lake Rd. The Northeast Boat Launch is 1.2 miles south on the right.