Wesley Hill Nature Preserve

Place: Wesley Hill Nature Preserve

Town: Honeoye, NY- A lake town with a view (and plenty of hiking).

Get there: From Honeoye, take Rt. 20A to East Lake Road. Follow East Lake Rd. south for a short distance and then turn left on County Rd. 33. Continue a short distance and turn right Pinewood Hill Rd. Follow Pinewood Hill, then Gulick Road south, for a total of 6.4 miles to preserve entrance, on right (go slow and keep your eyes peeled; we missed the parking lot on our first pass).

My Hike: I went with my brother and sister while on a family vacation. Unfortunately we picked the day we were having steak dinner and didn't set out till 3:30. This is a bad combination because when loyalties were tested everyone came down on the side of the steak dinner (no offense to the trails of course)

This place is very quite and secluded, we didn't see another person for the few hours we were there. Trails are well marked and take you right alongside Briggs Gully. Some steeper parts of the trail have ropes attached for easy access, which is also true in parts of nearby Grimes Glen.

As I said, I feel like the trails were as well marked as you could ask for, but somehow we got turned around. We saw the cabin nestled in the woods and most of Briggs Gully. We were then heading to the overlook marked on the map. Alas! We never got there because we got turned around on the trails and ended up taking a big loop. By that time it was almost dinner so we headed home. Needless to say, I cannot rate the quality of said overlook (but the preserve is on a hill over looking a lake which is a winning combo in my book). I would really like to get back here some day, yet knowing how way leads on to way...(insert shout-out to Roberts Frost here)

Notes: There are maps located at the trail head; my advice is take one and get at it... its not a huge place but it is a good hike. Its not terribly exciting but its very secluded and has some beautiful woods. It also *might* have a great view, who knows what you will discover.