Today was another two-part adventure, designed to mop up some Finger Lakes Trail roadwalks I'd orphaned while hiking the adjacent off-road sections. For this first stop, I drove to the trailhead on French Road on map sheet M25. This had been my turnaround on a hike in May that started on State Route 12 to the east. I hiked west along French Road for a short distance, then turned north and followed the blazes along Fred Wilcox Road. When that teed onto County Route 3, I turned east, then took the first left onto Stone Quarry Hill Road. This intersection is the border between two maps sheets; as I hiked up the hill, I was on M24 -- but just briefly. The trailhead for the off-road section going north from Stone Quarry Hill Road was my turnaround point on another hike in May that started further north on Hoben (Hogan?) Road. Having connected the dots, I turned around and retraced my steps back to the car.
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looking west from the trailhead on French Road
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turning north onto Fred Wilcox Road
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intersection of Fred Wilcox Road and County Route 3
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white blazes mark the left turn onto Stone Quarry Hill Road
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the trail north from Stone Quarry Hill Road
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| looking east from the trailhead on Stone Quarry Hill Road |
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head back: the left turn onto Fred Wilcox Road
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approaching the left turn onto Fred Wilcox Road
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GaiaGPS tracked this out-and-back as 2.8 miles roundtrip with 145 feet elevation gain. These are rural roads that see little traffic, making for pleasant enough walking. However, I had a bit of a scare when my tires spun out as I was trying to leave. Luckily I was able to get out by cramming enough debris under the tires to gain traction.
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