Trail Closures
| Trail Name | Closure Information |
| General | Spring turkey hunting season (May 1 – 31), Shooting hours are from 1/2-hour before sunrise to noon Early Antlerless (Sept 10 -18), limited WMUs in northern WNY and Finger Lakes. Fall hunting season (Oct 1 – Jan 1) Affects State Forests, State Parks, MUAs, & WMAs. |
| W12 Holland Ravines | Landowner on Humphries Hill Rd is logging & ask hikers not to park at end of road. He is requesting hikers park before white pole on road. Closed May 1-31 for spring hunting season. Closed Oct 1 – Jan 1 for fall hunting season. |
Challenge Packet Version History
Current version: 1.3
Version History
v1.3 – Updated Tifft Landmark location and map
v1.2 – Swapped W18 and W19 on the link spreadsheet
v1.1 – Updated picture icon at Franklin Gulf, Updated routes and landmark for INWR
Winter Challenge Reports
| Date of Hike | Trail Hiked | How would you rate this hike? | Tell us about your hike! |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/29/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Mud and ice, should be very slippery this week with drop in temps |
| 01/30/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 3 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Second hike of the day. The parking lot is terrible! The holes are huuuuge, lol. Not many people there. Apparently 37 degrees and rain/sleet is not popular. Mud only on Mound Hill and the wind was there where it is open to the lake, but not in most of the rest of the area. Saw numerous deer who didn't seem to mind us being there. By the time we finished, the wind was picking up and the rain becoming less friendly. Nice to get outside...but nice to get back inside at the end! |
| 01/29/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Reinstein is always a nice quick hike. Probably could have used the microspikes because of the heavy wet snow (not a lot, but made it a little slippery). Definitely could have used a little more grip. It was raining a bit, but no wind, so not bad at all. |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Part two of the Sunday hike. We hiked it in a counter-clockwise fashion this time. We usually go clockwise here. While heading down the edge to the picture location, we encountered a herd of deer. They seem more annoyed with us than afraid. The moved off the trail and stared at us as we passed. We talked sweetly to them but they were unimpressed. The trail was in good shape except for the boardwalks, which were icy. The weather started to turn foul as we were finishing up. I am not sure what form(s) of precipitation that was but I would give it a bad review on Yelp. We enjoyed both our hikes today, as we usually do. |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | This was the first of two for today. I actually attached the description and picture for Lockport nature trails to my submission for the Iroquois. (I think. This is why I usually submit these right after we do them) Iroquois was a nice quick two loops. Boardwalk was very slippery but almost no mud at all which was nice. |
| 01/29/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Headed out on a 38 and rain Sunday (my favorite!) for a couple of easy hikes. Reinstein was the first of the day. Had the place nearly to ourselves. It was devoid of both humans and wildlife. Trail wasn't in bad shape but once we get a good freeze (tomorrow), it will be very icy. We left the micro-spikes in the car, which was fine. The drizzle let up and much of the hike was precipitation free. |
| 01/30/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Awesome! Fresh light snow and frozen turf for the spikes ! |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | This was the second of two today. Nice quick, close to home and always one of my favorites! Almost no mud which was nice considering the amount of rain we'd had . It was nice to.be able to get outside. |
| 01/30/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Quiet with light snow. Trails are icy. Micro spikes would help |
| 01/30/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Lots of deer. Trails are icy. Micro spikes would help. |
| 01/30/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | It was cold today but no wind. Trail was icy but had my spikes on. Mr. Sun was missing again but I enjoyed the quiet walk and just being outside. |
| 01/30/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | It was great! A bit icey but not too bad. |
| 01/27/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Windy but nice hike |
| 01/30/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/30/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Very icy, micro spikes and poles were a must on the decline to the parking lot. Beautiful winter day! |
| 01/29/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | A rainy day! Slushy at the beginning of the hike but the rest of the trail was just half frozen and some mud. Much prettier on a sunny day! |
| 01/30/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Gorgeous hike, micro spikes helpful in spots |
| 01/29/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Rainy and wet making the stairs somewhat challenging. Glad I had my micro spikes on! Aside from the stairs this is a very simple easy hike. Views are spectacular! |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | It was a beautiful sunny day! Some ice and mud. Glad I had my spikes on especially when going down/up to/from the waterfall. |
| 01/30/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | We loved Franklin Gulf last summer, and we loved it again today in the snow. It may well be our favorite hike. The landscape is breathtaking and varied in any season. I suggest wearing spikes as the trail gets icy, and there is some up and down. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Loved the hike! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Great hike. Saw a mink! |
| 01/30/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/30/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Peaceful in the woods. Went counter clockwise for a change and the trail from the parking lot to the creek was mud under ice. Spikes needed. Once we got to the creek and came back up by the chimney the footing was better. |
| 01/30/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful day in the woods! Ice over mud, so micro spikes were needed. Met a nice couple from Buffalo out challenge hiking with their pup. |
| 01/30/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Nice easy hike! I will definitely be back in the spring. Trails were snow covered but it wasn’t deep. |
| 01/30/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Crampons were a must. Lots of crunching while walking through a calm environment. There weren’t any animals about on this cold morning. |
| 01/29/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Two for one day, still raining 🌧 |
| 01/29/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Rain,rain,rain 🌧🌧🌧 |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Nice hike in the city! |
| 01/21/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Like this trail a lot. The creek, waterfalls, and ups and downs are great. For some reason the Avenza map is off on this one, but no problem as it is easy to navigate in. Lots of mud, but to be expected. The old oak trees are impressive. |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Lockport trails were new for me in the summer and was even better in January. Unlike the summer, the water was gushing over the Falls. Of course with wet ground there is mud, some areas significant. This is a lovely hike, with bit of climbing to top it off. |
| 01/03/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Liked these 2 trails. A mix of boardwalk walking and hiking on soft ground. Swallow Hollow was took a hit with downed pine branches from the recent blizzard. Many of Kanyoo's trees were standing in small areas of water showing cool reflections. Standing on the Mohawk Boardwalk gave a nice view of the marsh on either side of the boardwalk. |
| 01/03/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Anytime of year is nice for a hike at Iroquois. I took the photo standing on the Mohawk Pool Boardwalk looking out over the large marsh. There was snow on the ground, with mostly frozen marshy areas. At Swallow Hollow the older forest floor was strewn with pine branches that had fallen from the blizzard. I felt sad about that. We lucked out and saw a mink scurrying across the trail before it slid into the marsh. |
| 01/31/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Hiked on a not very cold day about a week after the blizzard. It was snowing and snow, mud and water was on the ground. Enjoyed the hike, it was great to be outside. |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Suggested Parking was unplowed. Trees across the access road there. Lots of people just walking directly to the photo point and back from the upper parking. We did the whole actual loop and broke trail or followed only 1 person for half of it. |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Nice day for a hike! |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 12/31/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A nice hike on a snowy, foggy day with mixtures of mud, snow, and water on the trail. Enjoyed the hike under these conditions, particularly hiking back to the observation mound. |
| 01/29/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | It was cold and rainy. We didn’t make the full challenge loop but even in the gross weather it was nice to be outside. |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | A lot of muddy, wet areas. |
| 01/29/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Despite the rain and the rather ominous view of Buffalo from the observation mound, I still loved the views and all of the deer that were out and about. Couldn’t believe how close they came up to me to be honest. |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Muddy but fun! |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | We had the trail.to ourselves...amazing! Just a tad icy/ muddy. |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Cool View! |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | A little muddy and a little icy, but overall not horrible. The creek crossing was pretty simple. It’s a pretty hike! |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/30/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Slight sprinkle at the start of the day. led to a truly awesome day for winter hiking. |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | The sun was welcome sight. |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great morning |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | A very nice park with many ehnhancements |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Some good elevation changes in this MUA |
| 01/29/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | Muddy and icy. |
| 01/29/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | It was a rainy hike, and the trails were covered with standing water and slush...some of it quite deep! I am so thankful that I had opted to wear my Muck boots with Microspikes! The waterfall had tons of water cascading down it, and it was spectacular. The trail on the map to Mike's favorite spot, didn't seem to make sense. Maybe it does in the summer? Anyhow, we climbed back up to the ridge the same way we came down, and then hiked over to it, |
| 01/29/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | I like exploring different areas of the preserve. |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Parking lot and service road little icy but trails are in great shape |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Microspikes needed, |
| 01/29/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | V E R Y wet!!! |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Microspikes useful |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Microspikes recommended |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | A beautiful winter hike with an amazing view at the Challenge Landmark. Definitely a good workout - no need to hit the gym after this trail! We encountered some of everything - snow, slush, ice, mud, and standing water. The creek crossing wasn't too bad (I used the stepping stones), but waterproof boots were a must. Spikes were very helpful. Many thanks to Mike for an outstanding group hike! |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Beautiful day |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Finally snow on the trails! |
| 01/29/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Super wet and lot of mud and ice. |
| 01/29/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Low forties, almost raining and then raining, over cast, light wind from the west. Parked at the corner of Sour Springs and the main road as the the road was not maintained and covered with snow and ice. Pretty much a n even match for a mere sedan. Walk was complete with red tailed hawk and deer. No need for spike or snowshoes. Very wet |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Little slushy but nice hike. |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Interesting area with lots to see ! |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | It was a workout!! |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Such a fun guided hike with Outside Chronicle's today! This really is a peaceful place & fun to watch the birds feeding at the challenge landmark. |
| 01/29/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Peaceful hike in the woods. |
| 01/29/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Somehow we missed the rain while we hiked. Lots of hills to climb to give us a good workout! The trails were very well marked and there were some beautiful views from the overlook and the pavilion/cabin area!! |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | My absolute favorite place to hike! Beautiful hike along the creek. Pretty muddy, spikes were very useful. |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | The climb up the hills were no joke & you need a moment to catch your breathe, but such a beautiful place to visit! |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | I always like this hike and this time we wandered a bit along trails never taken before. Enjoyed the variety of birds at the feeding stations too. |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Overall a very nice hike! |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | Cold & windy! |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Love all of the Nature Preserves, but Tift with the animals is my favorite with my 5 year old. The fresh light snow & perfect temp made for a great experience. |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | The boardwalks were awesome! |
| 01/29/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | One of our favorite places, love all the wildlife and signs of wildlife. Also perfect for when you have a toddler with you |
| 01/29/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | Slushy with ice on the boardwalks. |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Love the meandering trails and giant oak trees, toddler friendly! |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | This hike grows on me more each time I do it. Trails are mostly packed with some mud in spots. Lots of dogs off leash unfortunately. |
| 01/29/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Very slushy conditions - but a great hike! |
| 01/29/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | 37 degrees. Started right on the blue trail. Mostly muddy. Some slush and ice. Used the microspikes throughout. |
| 01/29/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | 36 degrees. Ice, slush & mug in places. Used microspikes the whole trail. Beautiful scenery! |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Pretty! Loved the tall trees. Definitely squishy in parts. Wore microspikes so I wouldn't slip on the icier sections. |
| 01/29/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Rain today! Still beautiful! |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Wet, muddy, deer, delightful!! |
| 01/29/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Blue trail is very muddy in spots. Orange is quite the uphill climb if you start with blue. I lost track of how many waterfalls we saw. Beautiful place. |
| 01/29/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | A little muddy, a little slushy, but great overall. |
| 01/29/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Awesome place! A hidden hem |
| 01/29/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Muddy, rainy and icy but we made it!! Hike #20 |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Muddy and slushy. Well marked trails were easy to follow. |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Snow covered few muddy spots |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Mostly snow covered some muddy spots but not bad. Quite a few fat tire bikes today but still a beautiful hike. |
| 01/29/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | The trail was hard packed snow and icy in spots. Very thankful to have spikes. Beautiful views throughout. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Late afternoon hike on a new trail. We put on our microspikes after a few minutes of hiking. Made a huge difference in comfort and safety. |
| 01/27/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Trail was great on Friday. Just a reminder make sure you are always prepared. We ended the last mile in the dark so it was a good thing we always keep headlamps in the backpack. |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | The water was so beautiful. |
| 01/29/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | A fun easy walk |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Nice hike. Snow covered trails. Some short steeper hills but not difficult. |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Very nice . |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Legit challenge !!! Loved it !! Thanx Mike 💪❤️🗺️ |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Nice follow up to Carlton Hill !! 💪❤️🗺️ |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Just what the doctor ordered 💪❤️🗺️ |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Today was not the best to experience Tifft but I still love it! Trails were packed most of the time but some muddy and slushy snow on the mounds trails. |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Loads of helpful signs. No osprey 😞 but lots of deer. |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Great first time ever snowshoeing! |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | So beautiful and snowy! |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | This hike is was ok this time around. I’ve been to Tifft on a handful of occasions, this time the deer were no where to be found. Still appreciated the opportunity to be out. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Easy hike |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Nice hike in the woods. |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice, easy hike. |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Wet in spots by afternoon, would freeze up well |
| 01/23/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Loved the look out! VERY very muddy and lost the trail at one point but hunter's creek is always enjoyable. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | VERY muddy this weekend but very pretty in spots where the snow was thick. didn't love the trail being next to what sounded like a shooting range, but still pleasant. |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Haven’t been out this way before. Great views of the grain elevators. Came across a heard of deer on the mound…they were not interested in us at all! |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Lovely day |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Unlike most of the summer there actually was water on the waterfall! Also fun to see the ice climbers. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Muddy and slushy. Well marked trails were easy to follow. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | These trails are well packed a bit slippery but very nice |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice day for an easy hike |
| 01/28/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Beautiful day! Wonderful, invigorating hike! 4-5" of wet snow. I wore spikes for 1/2 of it but then took them off. |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | I love Sprague Brook, really hope to camp there one of these years. Trail was pretty good today but I was tiring out by the time I hit the pond. I did get to chat with a pleasant family snowshoeing the trail who hit the challenge marker point at the same time I did. I appreciate that this challenge has shown me new hiking spots and offered the chance to meet some great people. |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Loved the place. Anxious to come back here with the family at some point. I could very easily imagine how vibrant the woods would be in summer. I selected a white oak as my tree of choice for the challenge. When first married my wife and I lived in White Oak, PA for a year! White oak leaves have been a design motif for me in one way or another ever since! |
| 01/28/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | We did this hike after completing Pfeiffer, which made for a lot of elevation for one day! I have always loved this trail in the winter, as you can see the lake from on top of the ridge. Only saw one other person, also, we did not need snowshoes or spikes. The trail is pretty easy to follow, and man...that climb up is no joke! Haha! |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Lots of snowmobiles but a great hike |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Always great to get outdoors. |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Trails hard pack snow covered. Not much to see on either trail. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | This was my first time to hike here and I loved it! The trails were really well marked and we had the place to ourselves! It was a gorgeous, partly sunny day, and we did not need snowshoes or spikes. If you do the entire suggested route, prepare for some strenuous climbing...repeatedly! |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | We always go counterclockwise, and though we’ve done this hike a couple times before; the whole second half looked new. Loved it! And loved the sound of the waterfall too! |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | Icy conditions |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Awesome! |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | What a great place! Wonderful trails to hike / snowshoe. Be sure to stop in the Nature / Event Center and say hi to the person manning the Audubon Building. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful park. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Loved the view of the frozen marsh. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | We cross country skiied. God news. First time in 40 ish years and I didn't hurt myself |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Great, easy trail to regain long forgotten cross country ski skills. |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Always enjoy this trail. Waterfalls area is so pretty. |
| 01/27/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Bunch of soggy spots - but always one of my favorite hikes! |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Pretty with the new snow. Snowshoes were best choice today. I prefer this trail in the winter:-) |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Trails were in fair condition. The portion from #33 to #4 was very muddy, with streams running on the path in a few places. We did see two men playing disc golf. Hundreds of Canada Geese |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Trails were in fair condition. The portion from #33 to #4 was very muddy, with streams running on the path in a few places. We did see two men playing disc golf. Hundreds of Canada Geese |
| 01/28/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Liked the challenge of the hill! Some soggy & muddy spots but on the whole pretty good! |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Trails were mushy snow, but a little icy and muddy in spots. Trail blazes could use some new paint, as we lost track of some of them along the way. But a great trail to hike with the pups! |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Nice trails- went back to the car for my snowshoes after a short start- really glad I did ! |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Awesome trail. Did the long trail. Water was 3"+ at creek crossing! |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Parking lot and the first part are quite icy, after that trails are ok. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | The sun came out for awhile and we saw lots of birds! |
| 01/28/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A lot of fun! Blue trail was quite sloppy in many parts but the red trail was great. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Snowy and packed down well a lot of bike trails. Beautiful day for a hike ! Pond was covered with snow |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Beautiful area. Muddy today. I’ve said before that I want to do this one in the summer. I never do. It’s always winter. I bet it is just amazing in the summer. |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Enjoyed seeing many deer and a wooly bear! |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 2 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 2 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Packed trail from fat tire bikes so we only used boots with spikes. Love the hemlocks!!! |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Joyful hike, goldylocks temperatures, sun breaking out . |
| 01/28/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | The Holland Ravine trail is always a pleasure to hike as it was this morning. We did an out and back hike and saw nobody else on the trail. We did not need any extra footwear today. It was peaceful in the morning sun and enjoyable to be together on the trail. It brought back fond memories of our previous winter and summer hikes here. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Nice views! |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Love a new hike! Trails were well packed, but wet in a few spots. Wore my spikes. Snowshoes not needed. |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Nature center is very cool as well! Our kiddos enjoyed the small play area and the reptiles and sweet one eyed owl. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | This hike was great for spending time with my 82 year old dad and getting some fresh air. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful scenery, good challenge level for me |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Loved the new trail! Hope to see it on the summer challenge |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Nice trail but def needs blazes.. |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Even better in winter! Less mud..more water in the waterfall |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Just wish my dog could come! Nice easy trail for an old pup |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Very hard to follow trail , def needs blazes! |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Used our spikes. Snowshoes might have been better. Nice hike. |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Plenty of snow to use snowshoes. Parking lot is not plowed. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Very pretty. A good number of people. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Beautiful trail. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Always a favorite |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Snow covered trees made this hike a winter wonderland |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Very nice conditions. Spikes kept collecting snowballs, but at least the dogs avoided the snow balls. Dogs had fun and everyone is tired |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Hike #8 was windy but the sun was peeking out some. We started at Swallow Hallow with snowshoes and ended at Kanyoo with just microspikes. Lots of other people were at Kanyoo. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Great day for a beautiful hike! |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | My first time hiking here. Trail is icy and gets pretty hard packed so spikes or snowshoes advised. |
| 01/28/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Beautiful lake and trails except for one or two muddy areas. We hiked around the wrong lake and then around part of Bond and never got far enough to see the tree. |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful, well packed trail |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Snowshoed for the first time here. Nice day and great scenery. |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Always find a new trail to check out! |
| 01/28/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Just enough snow to snowshoe. |
| 01/28/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | nice walk! |
| 01/28/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | This was a nice hike today.. some areas of trail very much under water. We just hiked in our hiking shoes. |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 1 | Don’t think this one should be on the winter list. 🙂 |
| 01/27/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Beautiful area. Met other challengers who had broken trail for me. This area is right near my home and I had not ever been there. Thanks! |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Did sunrise hike and it was beautiful. Boardwalks were a bit icy in parts. |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Bird land on my hand |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Cold. Flat. Lots of deer! |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | This was beautiful. |
| 01/28/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very very windy on the mound. But the view of the sun from the Boardwalk was spectacular! Great hike with the WNY Hikerbabes. |
| 07/06/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | • In 2023, we seem to be reverting to the mean regarding snowfall. We’ve had very little since 2022 November storm (80”) and Christmas blizzard (20”). The trails got 6-8” so snowshoes seemed appropriate. • Swallow Hollow trail was easy to follow and generally a very nice little trail. • Kanyoo Trail was also a very pleasant trail and pretty well-marked. • Both trails have long boardwalks which are a lot more interesting in the summer! • The Kanyoo Trail parking lot has portable toilet. • What could be better than a quiet and calm day snowshoeing on a couple of nice easy trails for this snowshoe newbie? |
| 01/27/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always a lovely time at the woods!! |
| 01/27/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful old trees and creek.. The snow was about 5 inches deep and the trail was nice until the blue trail began as no one had been there yet. Great day for a hike. |
| 01/27/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Winter wonderland!!! |
| 01/27/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Snowy conditions but also many muddy spots to navigate. We were snow people at the finish!! |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | I like that this park exists and is well tended but I don’t like the traffic noise and tree tubes |
| 01/27/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Excellent day for hiking… the trail was a little muddy but manageable |
| 01/27/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Very pretty day for a hike and is so much more fun when you know the trail number is on the back of the marker 😉 |
| 01/27/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Muddy and wet at times but very enjoyable. |
| 01/27/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | A little muddy and wet under the trail but a nice trail. |
| 01/27/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Beautiful area! Snow covered trails but easy footing. Spikes helped. Met some other Challenge hikers. Already planning to checking Pfeiffer out in the fall. |
| 01/27/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Nice trails. Well marked. A few inches of snow so spikes were enough. Met a couple of other Challenge hikers on the trail. |
| 01/22/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Snowy day - the marsh was super pretty ! Saw deer and cardinals ! |
| 01/27/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Always enjoyable! |
| 01/27/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Snowshoes necessary! About 1 1/2 feet of snow on an unbroken trail. |
| 01/27/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful with freshly fallen snow!! Perfect for snowshoes. |
| 01/27/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Gorgeous day! Fresh snow, first and only ones in the park! Couldn’t ask for more! |
| 01/27/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | About 4” of fresh snow. Creek crossing was fine. |
| 01/27/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Yay SNOW. The trails were perfect for snowshoeing .. we were first out today Trailblazers !!! |
| 01/27/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Private property sign made us stop short of the landmark. Packet would not load to check if there was additional info. |
| 01/27/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/27/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | The sign stating private property stopped us short of the landmark. Could not get the packet to load to see if there was any additional info and if we had permission to go on private land. |
| 01/27/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | My dog and I had the trail to ourselves, except for the very beginning and the end. The map was easy to follow to the landmark and then back out. Nice loop with some beautiful big trees throughout the trail. |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Love how close to the city but natural this trail is. So glad it is being saved ! |
| 01/22/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | One of My favorites .. love the running water … |
| 01/26/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Loved everything about This hike! Definitely got a good workout. Trail had snow but it wasn’t deep. |
| 01/26/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Plenty of fresh snow❄️ |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Snow on the trails and the snow-blasted trees made for a lovely hike. |
| 01/26/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Moderate to a few strenuous spots for a good workout. A few inches of snow with water underneath in multiple spots. Boots were fine. Small birds(chickadees possibly)were eating a deer carcass near the trail. |
| 01/26/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Beautiful snowy day for a hike! I loved the hemlock forests! Trails weren't blazed as well as some, but plenty of tracks to follow and Avenza maps helped as always. Excited to go back and explore more of Sprague Brook's trails! |
| 01/26/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful views. I think this trail could actually be categorized as moderate rather than easy. The stairs on the pathway to the upper level were very treacherous/slippery in spots with the snow covering them. Also many rocks in the path covered with snow. Must be very careful walking. I could see where the hiker before went down as they tripped on a rock. |
| 01/26/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice trail but needed the Avenza app most of the time. Trail was hard to follow with so many intercepting. Muddy but the snow helped with that. |
| 01/26/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Well Marked Trails. Bonus Charging station for the car. |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/25/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 3 | Hard to find the trail in the beginning but there was snow to walk on and it wasn’t muddy. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Swans! |
| 01/26/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | A lot of mud on these pretty trails. |
| 01/26/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Very windy today with blowing snow. Trails had mostly loose snow and I didn’t use snowshoes or micro-spikes. A nice area for hiking, heavily wooded with a pretty stream running throughout. A couple steep hills to deal with. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | I like this one in spring much better. |
| 01/26/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | The trails are in great shape. There was no need for snowshoes or spikes today. |
| 01/26/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | I liked the fact that the whole hike was in the woods. Trails aren’t very well marked though. I used other people’s footprints and Avenza to navigate. |
| 01/26/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice winter day for a hike and some birding. |
| 01/26/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Nice easy hike for a cold windy day. |
| 01/26/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Beautiful hike, but super confusing trying to follow the trail markers and Avenza |
| 01/26/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Great easy hike, well marked trails |
| 01/23/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful scenery! Trail in good condition |
| 01/26/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/26/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Windy and a challenge! I like it 😀 |
| 01/25/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | It was beautiful, covered in fresh snow, and quiet |
| 01/25/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Enjoyed the hike and the snow but we would not have been able to follow the trail without the Avenza app. I had the app open for the whole hike. |
| 01/25/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Lovely snowy day. A couple wet spots to hop over but otherwise no trail issues. |
| 01/25/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/25/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | The snow came and filled in the mud ……perfect |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Trails were very muddy for much of the hike. I managed to fall on my butt coming off the Mounds. I didn't get hurt, the thickness of the mud made for a soft landing. We added some distance by going around Beth Pond. We saw a mink cross the trail and more than 2 dozen deer |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Trails were very muddy for much of the hike. We added some distance by going around Beth Pond. We saw a mink cross the trail and more than 2 dozen deer |
| 01/25/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | It was a beautiful snowy morning to be at Tift. The only company we had was the murder of crows massed on the north end of the park. Even deer were hunkered down in the woods. If the forecast is right there will be snowshoe weather by this afternoon. |
| 01/25/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A winter wonderland |
| 01/25/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/25/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | We had a perfect morning for a hike. We arrived at Reinstein before there were any other cars in the parking lot. The snow was falling softly as we started out on the trail. There was now signs of life with the exception of the crows circling overhead. It was peaceful in the woods. We made our way around the outer rim of the park and explored parts of the trail that we had never been on before. |
| 01/25/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | My favorite state symbol is snow |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Glad for mostly still frozen mud |
| 01/24/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | The hike was great! There were some spots with thick mud but not too bad |
| 01/24/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Beautiful hike through a winter wonderland! Trail and trees were snow covered. Spikes were helpful, but not necessary. The pond and the windmills were majestic! |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Somewhat muddy, did see a bunch of dear |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Returning here is always a pleasure |
| 01/17/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Liked exploring a new area |
| 01/11/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful, did a little doesey doe on red trail, but finally found the right blaze, |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Like the 3 BIG trees along the path |
| 01/24/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Crisp, cloudy day. Trail was a bit muddy in spots. Light coating of snow on the ground and some ice on the ponds. Lots of chickadees flitting about. Nice walk. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Always like exploring at Tifft |
| 01/24/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great hike. Fresh snow, no one else out, very nice! |
| 01/24/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Always a favorite |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | The hike was nice. The trails were a little muddy. Started snowing when we were there makes hiking that much better in the winter! |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The hike was great But muddy! |
| 01/24/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Very few muddy spots. Trails always well kept here. Nice easy hike to get back into the winter hiking groove. |
| 01/24/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | I love the old growth trees. Very peaceful hike. |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Always love to watch the birds. |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | This was a great winter hike. Challenging and there was snow and flowing water. Would love to do this one again. |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always fun to look for wildlife |
| 01/24/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Gut buster hike. Everything hurts. |
| 01/24/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Hiked out and back from Humphies Hill Road. Tough tiring hike. Snow covered, hidden mud and muck, and slippery in spots. Trees down. |
| 01/24/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | Great hike! Had the trail to ourselves! |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Muddy, windy, ultimate blah January weather. |
| 01/24/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great trail - lots of meandering with beautiful views ! Not to mention, my favorite tree right in the middle ! |
| 01/24/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 3 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | This hike was marked Easy but due to the number of hills, it felt more like a Moderate hike. |
| 01/24/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Beautiful day on the trail |
| 01/24/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Little muddy but some cold will fix that |
| 01/24/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | 💙💙💙💙💙 |
| 01/24/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | 💙💙💙💙💙 |
| 01/24/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very muddy today! Was a slippery, tougher walk today. The kids loved it, though! Needed walking poles/sticks today. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Fast hike, pretty every season. |
| 01/20/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Nice view from the mound! |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Great winter hike. 27 degrees and windy. Great snow cover in pines leading to lean to. |
| 01/24/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Trail was muddy, but as always well marked. |
| 01/17/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/24/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very sloppy, muddy walk today. |
| 01/24/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 1 | I do not consider this an easy trail. Sprague Brook was marked moderate and I thought it was easier than this. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Trail was muddy, not very aesthetic without snow. Many deer |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | The snow covered trees added to a great hike |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Love Tiffany. Cool place. Nice view of the city. Close to the breweries. |
| 01/21/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | We had to manipulate bc it was under water. |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Enjoyed the hike. Very very muddy! |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Beautiful but muddy! |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Beautiful hike! Beautiful park!! |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Hiked with a group of challenge hikers who were very familiar with all of the trails at this park. I really enjoyed the ascents and descents, we hiked an additional 2 miles beyond the landmark. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Nice trail |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Nice trail |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | The hike was ok; the conditions were soggy and muddy and there was no wildlife to be seen on this date. I will return at a later date when everything comes alive. |
| 01/23/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Great hike. The Lockport Nature Trail is a gem. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Enjoyable 🙂 |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Lots of deer, but only a few water birds this trip. |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The bonus was four hooded mergansers! Lots of deer and few humans hiking today. |
| 01/23/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Amazing winter views , beautiful day!! |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | always beautiful views. Nice full waterfalls |
| 01/23/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Nice area, scenic walk and easy for families with younger children. We had a lot of fun on this hike! Traveling from one area to the next gave the kids a nice snack break in between. Mostly clear with occasional light snow. |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Enjoyed this hike, great hike for families with younger children. Easy, wide pathways. Mostly clear sky’s with occasional light snow. |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Love it here always a beautiful hike in every season but I love it in the snow. |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Muddy but nice crisp winter day. Love it here. Lots of deer out today. |
| 01/23/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Pretty muddy and gray today, not a lot of wildlife. I think I would enjoy it more when completely frozen. Still, a thick coating of snow on the branches made for some great pictures! |
| 01/23/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | One of my favorites. So beautiful. Not enough snow for snowshoes. We wore microspikes. There were some muddy areas still also. |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | A little muddy but beautiful |
| 01/23/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | • Fun in the snow. This was a great hiking experience! • Snow was fresh and 2-3” deep. That didn’t seem deep enough to wear snowshoes so I wore hiking boots. Next time in same conditions, I’ll try my deep tread snow boots. • Some trails are marked really well until they aren’t. Blue and Green were the best though the tree blazes need to be refreshed and closer in some cases. White was not good. May I make a suggestion? Don’t use white to blaze your trails BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS WHITE. • Lots of backtracking and circling to find the next trail marker • There are quite a few tree fells that you have to go around. Some quite large. • Lots of game tracks today in the fresh snow |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | I love the mud and puddles. Didn’t bother me! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | I liked it! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Muddy, muddy, muddy!!! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Trail was in good shape except for the stairs. They looked way too slippery to go down. Looking forward to when they are repaired next year! |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very muddy |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Inch of snow made this trail very beautiful today. |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | One of my favorites! |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Peaceful. Good trail conditions. No spikes needed. |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Snow covered trails, but easy footing. The State Trail was new to us & we enjoyed learning a few things. Very pretty day in the woods. |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/23/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Easy to hike, nice views, urban setting. Mound Trails were slippery. Overall, peaceful and lovely in the snow. |
| 01/23/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Wow! First time on this incredible trail system. Did not need spikes—they got gunked up. |
| 01/23/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | So gorgeous with the fresh snow, right on the edge of needing snowshoes |
| 01/23/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Lovely, short hike in a winter wonderland. |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | It was “Muddy Point” on 1/22/23. The trails are well marked. A nice addition to the list. |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Trails in good condition. Most snow has melted. Saw 8 deer, lots of birds and one snake on the ice covered pond. It was still alive and moving |
| 01/20/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Trails in good condition. Most snow has melted. Saw 8 deer, lots of birds and one snake on the ice covered pond. It was still alive and moving |
| 01/01/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Great group hike, incredible views! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 12/31/2022 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Winter Wonderland! Trail was mostly dry with some muddy ice spots |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Icy but great! |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Almost perfect day for a hike. Just need colder temps. |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Always one of my favorites |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Awesome hike because we saw a pair of Bald Eagles! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Nice hike, muddy, damp, overcast, just above freezing. |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Always a great hike at Sprague Brook. Weather was just above freezing and overcast. trails wer unfrozen, muddy. |
| 12/31/2022 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Fun hike, warm, rainy, muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | This part of Carlton was far better than the summer version. Loved the creek and the runoffs |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Light snow and great friends to start the day. We chose the fish sign. |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Flat and easy, until it wasn’t, lol. The trail connector was muddy and compromised by falling steps & overusage. A few of us couldn’t safely navigate down, but were able to come back around and climb up on our hands and knees, lol. Loved learning about the different type of gull & watching them divebomb the surface near the waters edge. So grateful to be able to explore and know that others are doing the same, as so many were ‘challengers’ and very friendly along the way! |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Great pregame |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | I enjoy all hikes but this one was a too easy and short for me. The trail was great except for the stairs between the upper and lower trails. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Waterfall was gorgeous |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Beautiful but very muddy today |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice frisbee golf park as well as an enjoyable hike. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | The scenery was awesome! |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Liked the snowy views from the hills on the side by the warming hut. Always muddy though and some of the trails were turning into swamps and creeks! |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Better views than in the summer but wish there was ice! |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | It was my first time and I loved it. The waterfall was running a decent bit! |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Muddy! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Easy hike even better with friends! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Always a favorite! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Was a good and easy hike |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Great hike on a quiet snowy day. Tifft in the winter is a magical place. |
| 01/22/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 3 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Easy hike, dry gravel trail. |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Needed a close short hike due to time today. Had the place almost to ourselves |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | We see more wildlife at this urban hike than we see in rural areas. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Hoping for snow this week. |
| 01/22/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | One of my favorite places to go |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | A little messy. Some of it was frozen but some of it was muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Muddy today. |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Early morning hike - with no one else out. Nicely maintained! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Always love it here, and a fresh dusting of snow made it exceptional. Still quite muddy, as the ground was not yet frozen. |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Nice location and route, but the constant blasts from the shooting range really detracted from our enjoyment. Trails were very muddy today, but if you can ignore the shooting, this is a great hike through varied habitats. Would have improved with frozen ground and some snow! |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Sunshiney day- Trail was perfect! |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Always a beautiful hike. Muddy at parts but expected with the temps. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Pretty muddy today, but still beautiful… just bring your boots. 🙂 |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | So much mud and that start is a killer on bad knees. But it’s still a beautiful place. |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Some mud but seeing the waterfall flowing was worth the mud. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Always a nice walk. We saw 3 deer up on the mounds. They had no fear at all. |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | The hike was great! Easy little hike from HObuck flats. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | First time I have been here. Muddy and not much to see. I am sure this is a much better hike in the spring/summer. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | 2 -4 PM, approx freezing or bit warmer, no wind, grey, and snowing, the trail was in good shape, but a bit muddy on the grassy knoll. |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Nice day on the trail with lots of pups around. |
| 01/22/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Beautiful waterfalls and very petty as it started to snow! Ground still too soft and very muddy and standing water in some parts, especially the blue trail part. Hope the ground freezes soon, |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Super muddy! |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Very muddy, but always beautiful at Franklin. adjust love hearing the running water throughout! |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Muddy in spots, other than that nice hike. |
| 01/22/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This hike was beautiful! |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Awesome pte-game hike to the pond and then some. |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | I like this one better in the summer, and I wish it was all one instead of having to drive to the second part. But I love the wetlands and the trails, and it's always a nice walk. |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | A bit muddy. Okay quick n easy hike, water was flowing nicely. |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | It was a lovely day for a hike, and I'm so glad I had my spikes! Pretty icy in many areas. |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | Great hike! Very glad for snow covered otherwise this would be muddy. Really started to snow heavily at the end. Beautiful |
| 01/22/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Good hike, well marked like that it’s a loop. |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Snow covered trail today. |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Trail was pretty easy, a bit wet, but enjoyable nonetheless |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Nice little trail |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Snowy. A true winter hike today 🙂 |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Snowy, but pretty enjoyable |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Nice easy hike. A few muddy spots, dusting of snow. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Beautiful sunny 😎 day |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Met many friendly people here on this dreary day. Enjoyed walking creek rim instead of below fishing . Trail was pretty muddy in some sections |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | A nice lightly snowy day! |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Nice day even without snow. Saw many other hikers participating in the winter hiking challenge. |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | A nice lightly snowy day! |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | It was a nice walk in the woods. |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Great hike! Many muddy sections! Trekking poles came in handy. Loved the section with the bird feeders - lots of birds. Even saw a few cardinals. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Lots of deer ! Plenty of people . Trails muddy to say the least . |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Beautiful but quite muddy. Poles were helpful to avoid slipping. Well marked. |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Beautiful little section. I love the new interpretive signs. Saw a few birds as well! |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | There was a little. Or mud than expected and a few more trees down. But it was a beautiful winter hike. |
| 01/17/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Beautiful day for a hike |
| 01/22/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Perfect, relaxing walk in the woods. I don’t know what the state symbol was, so I took a picture of the beech tree. 🤷🏻♀️ |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Nice moderate hike with great views at the challenge landmark. |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Pretty scenic and easy |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Easy and quiet. |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | I have done the first big hill in summer but never in winter, different experience and pretty views! But deserves the strenuous rating, and I loved the work out! |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | I love this park so never a bad hike. just muddy today. was hoping for more snow but a quiet, peaceful hike . |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great hike to enjoy before the Bills Game! |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Easy hike today, a little muddy in spots. |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always love Reinstein Woods. Very peaceful. Muddy today Jan 22 on trail. Lightly snowing. Wanna more winter. 😊 |
| 01/22/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Always a fave! |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | A little disappointed there wasn’t snow but the trail was nice - muddy but not sloppy. Some beautiful scenery! |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Pretty good trail conditions - few muddy spots. Lots of trees/branches down. |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | An enjoyable easy hike. The stairs down to the riverside trail under the bridge have seen better days. It was a bit of a scramble in spots. Overall not too muddy. |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Nice stroll along the creek. Wasn't certain which water fall was photo location. Perhaps in future a like camera icon can be placed on a tree? If this is the wrong waterfall I have another one at the end of the blue trail to submit. |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Beautiful hike and awesome climb! Was fortunate to hike this when the trees were outlined with snow. |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | A little mud. Lots of birds! |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A lovely hike! Pretty muddy, but otherwise nice! |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Nice here but very wet and muddy. |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Wet and muddy |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | Not horrible but not a favorite. |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | This one kicks you right in the mouth from the get go. Otherwise nice hike.. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Great trails! Little muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Awesome hike! |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Everyone enjoyed this one! Would be even more fun if there was enough snow for snowshoes |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Had a little snow on the ground |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | I’m not sure we got the picture in the right place, but the trail was beautiful and peaceful. |
| 01/23/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Super muddy! Got lost and ended up coming back on purple |
| 01/22/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | With the foliage gone, I was able to finally get a good view of the waterfall that I’ve heard but been unable to see on so many hikes before- what a beautiful view! Really enjoyed this hike. |
| 01/23/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Muddy but still great |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Very muddy! But a lot of beautiful views and a lot of fun |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 3 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Great hike - lots of wildlife |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | So much mud! |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Nice park but muddy conditions |
| 01/22/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Enjoyable hike, bit muddy in spots. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Trail was in decent shape, the mound section was the muddiest. The deer are becoming used to people, came across bunch of deer 3 separate times and they just went about their business, didn't run away. |
| 01/22/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | This hike was awesome |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Some mud but a gorgeous hike! |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | I've been so amazingly fortunate the past two weekends I've hiked. The trails have been breathtakingly gorgeous! Pristine, fine white snow blankets everything in the forest and offers up scenery near capable of religious experiences! I grew up in Portville and was fortunate enough to spend a weekend in the cabin at Pfeiffer before it became a nature preserve. I had never hiked into the "far recesses" of the preserve before nor had I been to the overlook - Speaking of which - the most amazing experience while standing beneath the power lines - I swear I could hear the steady crackle of static discharge across my jacket as I stood still in the serenely silent field looking out over the valley. Super cool. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Kinda muddy but this is a great hike in the winter. No mosquitoes! |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | View at the top was amazing! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Great little trail through the woods. Slight mud in spots but mostly dry. Pretty easy hike. |
| 01/22/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Picturesque but close to the highway at points. Trail was muddy in spots but not too bad. Didn’t need waterproof boots today. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | I bit too easy! But still lovely |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Cold even to keep mud in check yet. It be slippery. Always a fun loop in the woods, quiet early morning, became crowded late morning. |
| 01/17/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Beautiful trail! |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Great views of the river, the bridge, the power plants, everything! Portions of the trail have been recently washed out, especially the stairs that bring you back around after reaching the bridge – definitely wouldn't rate that specific section as "easy" any longer. Lots of mud, debris, fallen rocks. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Lake is great, but views are probably nicer in the spring & fall. Love looking over the escarpment though. |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Second of the day. Always a favorite of ours. I hadn't downloaded this map to my phone so we had to guess at the photo location. We took pictures at but the waterfall and the oak tree. Not very many people out there today. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Decided to start with a couple of easy ones that were close to home. We did both of the required trails at Iroquois. Quiet and enjoyable. Boardwalks were a bit slick but we got through with no problems. After we complete all 8, we may venture back to walk the x-country ski trail. |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Cold gray day, but beautiful. Great hike! |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | Nice quiet trail. Not my favorite though. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Very nice trail, however the steps from the upper trail to the lower are impassable. |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | Good hike, well marked and quiet. |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 2 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Muddy conditions today |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | Great trail. Well marked. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Nice winter hike and not messy !! |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Great morning hike, first ones on the trail. Some slight icy patches. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Love the waterfalls on this trail. Gorgeous hike |
| 01/20/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | So many beautiful trails and wildlife |
| 01/21/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Fresh 2" snowfall. Just beautiful. A little muddy. |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great hike. Trails were muddy in spots. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Great hike. Trails were muddy with a dusting of snow. |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice easy hike. Trails in good shape. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 2 | Really muddy |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Always a nice hike. Trail was in good condition. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Crisp winter day. Nice little walk. Not much wildlife. Love that boardwalk! |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Always enjoyable. No snow, no mud |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | The creek crossing was fine, low water level. A bit muddy. A lot beautiful! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | The scenery was beautiful and the hill climb made it challenging. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | It was a good day for hike. It was nice to check out somewhere new. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Always enjoy a hike at Tifft. Trails were muddy on Old Tifft Street, Lisa pond Trail and accessing the north viewing blind. Some parts of the trail had standing water. Waterproof boots a must until this freezes! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Quite wet and slippery. Hiked all the way to the sign. 4.4 miles |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | First time to Pfeiffer and loved it! So glad to see a new place to hike on the Challenge. The trails were well-marked and the trees were all snow-covered. Truly a winter wonderland! We found the Challenge landmark overlook and decided to hike on trails other than the suggested route. Loved the cabin too. Stopped for a great lunch at Sprague's, which is really quite close by! |
| 01/21/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | A beautiful day for a hike. Snow covered everything. Trails were well marked. Can't wait to do this hike again. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Fantastic views in the winter. Muddy but passable. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Very nice hike |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Muddy hike into the wetlands. No wildlife today. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Light snow on the ground and pretty muddy. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Crunchy snow hike! |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Muddy and hilly. Great view. |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Muddy but still one of my favorites. |
| 01/22/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/22/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Fantastic views in the winter! Muddy but passable. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Nice trail, beautiful views. Just a bit muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | This is the second time we had to alter our route because the section by the lake was impassable because it was under water. Hip waders would be required. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Probably the least strenuous hike I’ve ever done but have wanted to go here for quite a while. Trails were not muddy at all even after all the rain. FYI the coordinates listed for the swallow lot are actually the ones for the Kanyoo lot. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Favorite one! |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Nice to find a few inches of snow up in the hills. |
| 01/21/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | This hike had beautiful scenery! Very strenuous and difficult to hike, at times. Trail was covered in light snow woth it slightly deeper in parts near junctions. Water was running down the trail at times as well. Beautiful lean-to area. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Weather was fine, as were the paths. Not generally a fan of split hikes. |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Always love it here. I think it’s the sound of the water running. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Nice new addition but muddy muddy muddy. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Love it here ! Never disappoints |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Fun hike! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Always fun! |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Beautiful torture climb. Met some nice fellow hikers and enjoyed a wonderful hike together. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Trails were muddy, but that's to be expected! |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Sucked some wind on that climb, but overall a refreshing and enjoyable hike. The forest looked beautiful under a light blanket of snow. Loved how it clung to the branches and the sides of the trees. Fire tower was cool. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Always amazed by the gorge. |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Great hike - plan on going back in the spring/summer! A nice layer of snow and ice although some parts were a bit sloppy. |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Add on to this hike by following the boundary trail….slip sliding away. |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | As always a great hike ! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Mud and more mud then there was mud !!! Great new add. |
| 01/21/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Snowy and beautiful! Bad photo! Lol |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | I liked the trail but it was very muddy today. |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Beautiful, peaceful hike. Trails were a bit “crunchy” and wet in spots but micro spikes not needed. There are so many intersecting trails here, Avenza sure comes in handy. A favorite. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | Just a dusting of snow, no micro spikes needed. The boardwalk was a little slippery. Easy, peaceful hike. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | It was a cold day, and not at all crowded. Some sections of trail were pretty wet and/or muddy, but no need for spikes. As per usual, plenty of deer who are seemingly unafraid of people. |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Well marked trails |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Busy today |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This is becoming one of my favorite places, so beautiful! |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | We had to come back this this trail to try another day; at first we went when all the snow was melting and the first water crossing was too deep and fast moving to get across safely. The second time water levels were much lower and we were able to complete the trail |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 2 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Much better hiking this trail in the winter, even though some parts have fallen trees and are overgrown |
| 12/30/2022 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | I love the hills!!! |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Well maintained trails. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Not to cold, muddy in spots. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Very easy, pleasant walk through the woods. Lots of people out today! |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | very muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | this hike was beautiful today and lots of people took advantage of it |
| 01/09/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | One of my faves!!! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful views. |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | First time there in the winter! The trail was doable without spikes or snowshoes but we appreciated having poles. Some parts were mud with a thin layer of crunchy ice/snow and there was one small creek crossing with rocks. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 2 | Holy mud pit! |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Beautiful views and waterfalls. No snow today except one icy spot near the photo point. Some mud. Poles were helpful. |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | This is our third year doing the winter challenge and I love how you have us discovering new to us trails…still!! |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Great workout & views! Little soggy/muddy in spots but mostly just covered in snow! |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Muddy! |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Great workout. Trail is in good condition. Very little mud. |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Very muddy! |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Hands down our favorite so far this challenge! It was perfect even with just a trace of snow. The water was flowing pretty good. Lots of standing water and mud in the blue section so might want to take orange first. |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 1 | Not a fan favorite |
| 01/21/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Liked the birds more than the memorial spot |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | This trail was a little disappointing this round in that there was not as much snow as I expected after having completed a beautiful, snow-covered trail earlier today. The trail itself was often muddy, sometimes just surface mud and other times a deeper, wetter mud. I had not anticipated that. We hiked all the way to the stream crossing where we determined by looking up and down the stream for a safe place to cross that there was no safe place with the amount of water flowing by. We turned around to retrace our steps out. There was too much water flowing in the stream in our opinion, which would have meant we would be forced to cross by putting at least one foot in the water. We did not want to chance slipping and falling in the wet, slippery streambed. It was no big deal to reverse course and we made it out safely. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | One of my favorite short hikes. Trails were in good shape but some spots of mud. Water was very high |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Better when I’m not dodging discs! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Would only have loved it more with some snow! |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Winter wonderland. Beautiful day for a hike. Muddy in spots. Watch for low hanging branches. |
| 01/21/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | The picturesque look on this hike was a very pleasant surprise this morning! I expected the snow to have melted as it did around home, but there was snow on the trail and a good amount on the trees. It was lovely for an early morning walk. There were a few short stretches of sloppy trail, but other than that, it was a beautiful winter trail with enough snow to make it enjoyable without the need for snowshoes or spikes. The trees around the landmark area made for an exquisite background for photos. I loved being there! |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Great hike. A bit muddy so had to make sure I took time on downhill from upper to lower trail |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | So much fun playing in mud! |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | So much mud! Loved the trail otherwise |
| 01/21/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | So beautiful!!! I completely underestimated 'strenuous' on this one! LOL |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Bit muddy. Nice waterfall |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | A great warm up for more difficult likes later in the challenge. Quick, easy, close by. And - enjoyable! |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | This was a doozy. First one I've done so far that I think lived up to the strenuous rating. It was muddy, wet and icy in spots which made this a real slog in places, but this was my first time on this trail and it really impressed. Can't wait to tackle this again in the summer as maybe a point-to-point. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Easy-going! |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | We liked the old trees here and the water was really rushing today. |
| 01/21/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | We really enjoyed Sprague Brook. A little muddy but a great winter hike overall. |
| 01/22/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Always enjoy Tift Nature Preserve, some muddy spots but over all not bad. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 1 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful day for this trail. Trail is very muddy |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice trails. Water levels up. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Solid hill, little muddy. Not the trails fault |
| 01/21/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Awesome hike. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Boy, did we find mud! It was a great day for a hike, though. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Wow I am dirty! This is an amazing place and I added Kilauea by doing the purple loop first. Greta views and interesting trees for sure. The mud though - wow! Glad I didn’t need my spikes, I fear the mud my have sucked them off in a few places. Take care, stay the edges and enjoy all the small creek crossings if you do the longer route. |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Beautiful landscape |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Love this park. Saw a deer and a woodpecker. |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Very little mud. Trees are spectacular. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful |
| 01/21/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | I love Artpark. |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/21/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great trails |
| 01/21/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Easy-peasy. Beautifully maintained trails with almost no mud. We tracked with Avenza and ended with 1.8 miles, not 3.2 like the map says. |
| 01/21/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 1 | Unless you want to hike them all, I’d skip Tifft’s high grass, poplar-treed, scrub brush trail. Some mud, some frozen spots, boardwalks were slick. |
| 01/01/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | It’s always shorter than indicated on the map. We went 1.7 miles. I think we followed the trail. Still was a lovely hike |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | The trail was muddy. Nice views! I don’t like heights so it’s not my favorite. |
| 01/20/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | It’s nice to have some trails from the north towns in the challenge but this one is not my favorite. There were some nice views on the hill and of the lakes though. Trail was muddy with some standing water with all the rain. |
| 01/19/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful place. Nice to see the creeks full after how dry they were in summer. Orange trail wasn’t muddy. Blue trail was extremely muddy. Rivulets into creek were bigger, trickier to cross. In one spot the crossing was wide and close to the swift, larger creek so we went up the rivulet a bit to a narrower spot. |
| 01/20/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Awesome hike. |
| 01/20/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Even with all the rain and the drizzly day that it was there was no mud!!!!! |
| 01/20/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 2 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 2 | Lots of gulls flying over the gorge. Trail was a little muddy. |
| 01/20/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 2 | It was raining and a little muddy. They were doing some work just off the trail near the challenge landmark. |
| 01/20/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/20/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | A bit muddy on the upper trail, not so much on the lower |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Trails were decently marked. |
| 01/20/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Did some extended walking on the trail. Gorgeous sunny day with beautiful snow fall. |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Good hiking conditions. The trail was pretty firm and not especially muddy. Not sure if I took a photo at exactly the right spot. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice lake and view of escarpment |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Stairs were a bit challenging, but beautiful views |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | So glad that Spraguebrook is back on the winter challenge! Such a beautiful park! The sun was shining down on us! |
| 01/19/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Never been there before. Nice trails and easy to navigate. Was raining and 37 degrees so I had the trails to myself. Muddy and lots of standing puddles on the path so be prepared. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great views |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful trail |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | a workout and tiring! |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/19/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Awesome hike! |
| 01/18/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Drizzle, cold ,damp , lots of geese ! Boardwalk in great shape . Had coffee at bench |
| 01/18/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Light rain , good water flow at waterfall |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Sunny . Meet nice people on this trail |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Sunny ,quiet some ice on cliffs |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Awesome hike with great views and frozen waterfalls! |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Great place to hike and see birds. |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Love this park with the tall pines ! |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Always a restful hike . Lots of deer that love people. |
| 01/18/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Great place to hike and see birds. |
| 01/18/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Geese honks reverberating. They were on top of the ice and in the little bit of open water. |
| 01/18/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Slogging through the mud at Genesee County Park today. The dogs we had with us were adverse to getting their feet dirty and kept trying to run in front of us a while we hiked. There were a number of times the humans almost planted faces or knees into the mud. The blue jays were loving the bird seed and there were fresh deer tracks everywhere on the path. We were lucky enough to have missed the rain but the was a murky mood to the woods. Which, despite the mud, made for an interesting atmosphere. I like the haunted forest mood that we had going today. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | We never made it to the distinctive tree on the trail map for the photo due to taking a wrong turn that led to a much longer exploration of the southern edge of the park, which was quite lovely. We opted instead for a photo in the lovely grove of trees on the other side of the lake. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | We were really happy we tried this one this year. The trails were really well marked and easy to follow. Only concern was that we almost passed the landmark because the trail to it appears to me marked green but that’s not how it was marked on the Map. Regardless, we found it. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | A very enjoyable hike. Easy trails for us and the dogs. Plus- a very nice landmark with the waterfall. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Very enjoyable hike with trails that were easy to find. |
| 01/18/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Challenging, fun, great trail. |
| 01/18/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Perfect hiking weather. Trail in nice condition. Hard, leaves, rooty, more surface mushy mud vs muddy. but there were a few messy spots. Fun and tiring hike. Love the views around the pond and lean-tos. |
| 01/18/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Trailas are well kept adn the ice on teh falls wonderful |
| 01/18/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Part of the trails are closed. but otherwise great |
| 01/18/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great park, I'd like to come here in the summer some time. Went to Victor afterwards to hit NYBP and the Warhammer store. |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Easy hike, went with my friend Brittney. We talked the entire time bc the kids weren’t there for a change lol. The sun was shining & it was amazing to see! |
| 01/18/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Wet, but not too horribly muddy |
| 01/18/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | • The forecast was clear but it rained all the way from home (Hamburg) to the trailhead. It stopped just as I started on the trail, but I was already wearing my rain jacket and pants. • Mostly great trails. Easy to follow. Icy in just a few spots, but didn’t need microspikes especially because a lot of the trail is gravel. No deep mud. Warning: the yellow trail from south to north is impassible without water boots. • My GPS position was occasionally good and often far off the trail map. This applies equally to both Avenza and All Trails maps. |
| 07/06/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | • The forecast was clear but it rained all the way from home (Hamburg) to the trailhead. It stopped just as I started on the trail, but I was already wearing my rain jacket and pants. • Mostly great trails. Easy to follow. Icy in just a few spots, but didn’t need microspikes especially because a lot of the trail is gravel. No deep mud. Warning: the yellow trail from south to north is impassible without water boots. • My GPS position was occasionally good and often far off the trail map. This applies equally to both Avenza and All Trails maps. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Very nice day for a hike. Talks were mostly snow- covered. |
| 01/18/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/18/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Okay. Weather forecast was incorrect - rained even though it wasn’t supposed. Unfortunately, we could not cross the creek without getting soaked boots. We turned around at the creek. Never got the landmark photo. Hiked 2 miles. Thought I would try to submit this, but understand if it doesn’t “count.” |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Sunny Day |
| 01/17/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Dear everywhere Wonderful for kids |
| 01/17/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Nice day fog made it a new experience |
| 01/18/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Just a little wet but nothing to worry about. Quite a few deer enjoying the bare ground to forage. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | Interesting place. |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | I love that you’ve made this challenge so inclusive with the mapping of easy, moderate & strenous trails. Reinstein was the perfect opportunity for my 5 year old daughter to be included. My partner and I signed up as individuals because he loves the challenge of strenuous activity and my daughter loves to be outdoors and experience at her leisure, getting caught up in the rich sensory opportunities that abound. And I’m somewhere in the middle of both. 8 trails work for me, 20 work for him. We all loved the beauty and education of Reinstein, the many other families that were exploring the same, and the easily marked and paved trails, restrooms, trash receptacles, etc. Its one of my favorite places now, that we’d have surely missed, without this challenge. Thank you again for all that you do for us all! |
| 01/17/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Icy and muddy but beautiful waterfall in the winter! Easy hike. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Always a favorite. Icy in some spots |
| 01/17/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Beautiful day to hike. |
| 01/17/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Cloudy, overcast with some rain, foggy and blissfully quiet. Great day for a hike. |
| 01/17/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | The sun was shining. |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Great hike, but challenging! |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Nice hike! Really liked the swallow hallow loop. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Well marked trail with great views |
| 01/17/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Excellent hike. It was a workout. |
| 01/17/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | I’ll hike anywhere with my mom! |
| 01/17/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | A nice little hike not far from my home! |
| 01/17/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | We encountered a trail closure sign on one of the trails. Right now the trail was fine but I could see the potential for them to get quite muddy and/or icy. We definitely will go back and explore this park more. |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Trails were fine. Not really muddy or icy. |
| 01/17/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Really nice mix of trees … seem to have a lot of older trees |
| 01/17/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | I wish the trails were better marked. |
| 01/17/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Awesome. Beautiful woods. Merrick's Run was a tough climb with icy and slippery wet leaves. Hike was foggy, eerie and mysterious. |
| 01/17/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Bare boardwalks are slick, take caution. Fresh snow will aid in traction |
| 01/17/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Very still and quiet today. Trails were in good shape. Still frozen. |
| 01/17/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This is our favorite trail, thankfully the trail was frozen, otherwise it would have been pretty muddy. We always bring our microscopes, so hiking was easy! 😊 |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | The trail was beautiful, pretty easy. There was a log to cross but it was easily maneuvered |
| 01/17/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Pretty muddy and icey |
| 01/17/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Reinstein is always a pleasant walk in the woods. |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Re-submitting this hike as I typoed my email last time: I've been on this trail before but hadn't traveled so far back along it. The Second waterfall was wonderful to see especially due to the high water flow that day. The return half of the loop at the end of the trail was an awful mess. Thick mud bogged down near the full extent of that portion. |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/17/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Enjoyed seeing this part of Beaver Meadow .. great place to hike! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Nice winter day W sunshine |
| 01/17/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Trail conditions: very icy. Micro spikes recommended. Muddy in some areas too. Really awesome hike. It was my first time here. Trails were well marked. Can’t wait to explore more in the spring/summer. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | Trail conditions: packed snow with some icy spots Nice easy hike! |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Trail conditions: a couple inches of snow on trails, some muddy/watery spots It was a perfect winter day for a hike. Picturesque with all the snow covered trees. I was able to see new parts of bond lake that I haven’t been to before. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Trail conditions were top notch. A little ice and mud on the hill climb |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | First time I've ever been here and thus far my favorite trail along the challenge. Convinced my daughter to join me and we had a stellar time. I will absolutely be going back to this park in warmer weather so that I might be able to enjoy a sunrise at the overlook. Very well may bring my plein air kit and attempt a few paintings as well. I loved this one! |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | This portion of the challenge taught me slow down and READ all the instructions before bounding out into the unknown. Took me a few times to get to where I needed to in the car before I read through the three various sections of the challenge so I could do it appropriately. My own fault there. Beautiful park as always but I was feeling fairly drained by the time I hit the last portion of the hike since it was my fourth trail for the day. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | I did this hike not long before signing up for the challenge and was pleased to return here. Love the gnarled old trees and the waterfall. Like everywhere else I had been on that morning the wood looked as if I were strolling through a fairy tale. Couldn't have asked for a more serene setting! |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | I've been around most of the Bond Lake trail before but not until this hike had I explored the north easter sections of the disc golf course. Most of it was heavily flooded but in a few sections it made for quite the scenic vista with a small babbling brook nestled in amongst idyllic winter landscapes. |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Hadn't been here before! The trail was majestic as a recent snow covered all the trees and brush with a coat of white fluff! I think the lower portion of the trail was my preferred section. Highly enjoyed hiking along side the river. |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Great hike! Trail conditions were good. I used my YakTrax Walk and they were perfect for the right amount of stability here. |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | What a great day for a hike. The temp was perfect, trail conditions near perfect. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Very easy hike Sun was shining |
| 01/17/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | A couple slick spots. |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | One of my favs! |
| 01/16/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Spikes and some mud. Very nice. Milage seemed about 6. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Sunshine!! Beautiful day, perfect for a hike. |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This hike is a favorite in all four seasons, but it's magical with snow. The water was flowing pretty good and was a joy to see - it would have been very muddy on the blue section of the trail if it weren't so cold. Spikes and poles were very helpful. This park is a gem and I miss being a few short minutes away from it! |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Cold enough that the mud was frozen over - always a favorite! |
| 01/16/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | A bit icy but beautiful with the snow cover. Always a great, peaceful hike. |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Very easy, pretty hike through a winter wonderland. Light covering of snow, ice in some spots, spikes were helpful, but not necessary. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Beautiful hike in a winter wonderland! Light covering of snow on the trees and the ground. Lots of intersecting trails, so Avenza was very helpful in order to stay on the suggested route. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Always a great hike; love the views of the creek from the rim. The reward is the beautiful waterfall at the bottom when it’s flowing or fully ice covered. I love walking the creek in the summer months to cool off. |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | A gorgeous, sunny day for a hike! There were some small patches of ice here and there, but not enough to warrant putting my spikes on. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Nice easy hike |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Franklin Gulf is at the top of my list for hiking year around; the trails are well-marked. Lots of hills, streams, and waterfalls |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Stunner!! |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Incredible winter wonderland … blue skies, sun shining, trees coated with fresh snow. A perfect hike!!! I forgot my micro spikes - they would have been helpful. My trekking poles saved me from falling a few times. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Lots of water and mud |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Flat |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Nice trails, beautiful day. Definitely on our list to return. |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Epic views, beautiful frozen waterfalls and creeks, fantastic hike! |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | Good climb, not too icy, and views are better in the sum |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | Views of the gorge were great, but with the warmer weather, the trail is really muddy. Note: the "purple" trail that takes you down near the knife's edge and the lower waterfall is now dark green, and it's marked as such! |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | So gorgeous! Deer all around! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Always nice, especially now that the mud is frozen! Sad the ponds were iced over as there weren't many birds. Couldn't find the "NY State" sign...probably walked right by and just didn't see it, hopefully this sign is good enough! |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Great weather. No mud. Used micro spikes but weren't really needed. |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Absolutely stunning today with the snow covered pines! Only wore boots but wished I had my spikes. |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Sunny day with snow on the trees. The fun part was that the snow had been blown on by a north wind. So hiking south the trees were white and spectacular. If you turned around and faced north, the trees were just brown - nothing special. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | The trail was muddy in spots but in good condition. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Nice hills. Not too icy today. Beautiful are. Excited to go in the summer. |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Trails were snow covered but thankful for it instead of mud! Pretty views with the sunshine |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | I really enjoy Franklin Gulf. Easy upda and downs. Great scenery. |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | First time here. Super hike. Beautiful day. |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | Nice Hike |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | WOW what a work out!! Tried this one with a group of ladies starting at 10am. I was the slow one in the group going up because of my asthma. But my Kahtoola’s worked excellent going up and down. I was glad I put them on. It was icy on the bottom but the top where the sun was out had already started to melt. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Nice views |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Great views, a little slippery/ muddy. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Beautiful sunny day. So great to be outside. Felt more like spring than winter. Very muddy but I had the right boots. |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful! Favorite hike so far. |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Crisp day. Crampons we're helpful on the way down. Good hike! |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | very pretty with light sprinkling of snow on the trees today |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Great Say for a great Hike. Very well maintained trail. Thank you Finger Lakes Trail Club! |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | It was beautiful there today. Packed trails, crisp cold air, sunny... Couldn't have asked for better! |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | The snow on the trees was beautiful in the afternoon sun today. |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 3 | Killed me |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | This hike is fun! Still finding new paths, today was Tanglewood Loop. Beautiful sunny day. Trail slightly snow covered, green patches, only two small spots of badly rutted frozen mud. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | By the time we got there at 2pm the trail was well traveled. Fortunately it was still frozen but very crunchy and muddy. I glad we were there today and not after snow melt. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful sunny day! Crunchy trails , but nice! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Lovely sunny day and crisp snowy trail. Hiking with dear friends. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | The "stairs" are terrifying as always, but it's just so darn beautiful! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Had a great day! Sunny but crunchy trail! Nice day! |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Fun hike! Lots of creek crossings! Trails were nice, steep at times. |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Nice low impact |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Was a nice hike, a little icy as it was getting warm, but no problems |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | It was seeing so many deer w/in the city of Buffalo…. So much wildlife |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Great hike |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Enjoyable walk w/ the sunshine! |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Great views |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | The climb is worth the reward!! |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice morning to hike |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike. Once again the mud was frozen. Used spikes. |
| 07/06/2022 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | • This is my first real wintery hike; previous Winter Challenge hikes were cool, rainy and/or overcast, not wintry. • I love winter hiking. Looking forward to when I have to use my snowshoes • Thanks to all those who went before me and showed how to get around obstacles, mostly pooled water turned to ice and icy muddy areas. • Also thanks to @GearForAdventure for helping pick out a pair of YakTracks • The trails were really great. I took the blue trail clockwise and returned via the orange trail where I found the challenge landmark |
| 01/16/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | I REALLY liked this section of Carlton Hill! Those hills were so much fun!! |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Loved it, not too long, solid moderate level of difficulty. It was around 40° today so the second half was very slushy, but I really enjoyed it. |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | A wonderful area to hike in Chautauqua County. It’s worth the drive. Fortunately I only live 10 minutes away. A couple of inches of snow on the ground but the trails are packed snow. |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful hike dukes were needed for me today, it was icy. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | The uphill was somewhat challenging for some of us, but once the path levels off, it’s a fairly easy hike. I did use Yakstrax today because it was icy! |
| 01/16/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | Icy, marked trails were not too hard to follow but crossing the creek was not fun. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Trails were great! I wish we had more time to explore more, but I’m sure we’ll go back! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Always a great hike with my buddy! |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | ❤️ |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Winter wonderland!!! Just gorgeous. |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Hike was awesome, great scenery |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Beautiful today with sun melting some of the ice. Recommend microspikes. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | It was a great day to be out. Most of the trail was fantastic. A few parts were pretty sloppy. |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | Wowza!! What a great challenging, strenuous hike. I was intimidated before the hike. So glad I was able to conquer all the ravines. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | A bit icy in places. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | My favorite winter hike so far! It was a great, brisk hike. The snow and waterfalls were magical! Got some great pics. |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Beautiful day in WNY! |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Forgot, What a Cardio work out MT Tuscarora is , Great happy Hike |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Finally some SUN!!!!! Artpark was gorgeous--a little icy in a few spots but you can get by without microspikes so long as you're careful. |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Tough climb but so worth it! Beautiful day! |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Just boots without spikes were all that was needed today. This is always a lovely hike. I was thrilled to see an owl fly near and land where I could take pictures. |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Spikes were helpful early in the day on this one. Beautiful creek views and frozen hills kept the mud at bay. No breeze and all sun today! A moderate hike due to the hills. Loved it! |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | I had never been to this little trail before, very quiet and peaceful! The trail was mostly-packed snow, so no spikes or snowshoes needed. FYI the Avenza map from the packet was from the summer trail and landmark (not sure if this has been resolved already) |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | 💙💙💙💙💙 |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | I’ve never been here and I loved it! Can’t wait to see it in the summer when everything is thawed a d in bloom. |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful sunny and clear day! Snow still on the trees. The trail was packed down snow and icy in spots so we were glad to have microspikes. |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Lovely in all seasons and a really nice choose your own adventure. |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Have loved this place since I was little. Gorgeous day, much meandering, so cool seeing all the animal track ! |
| 01/16/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | This was a tougher one today with all the kids. We hike this one a lot with our group. We def know it well/don't need the map. But today was a little tough. It was pretty slippery, and the elevation changes are tough for the kids. (And the old grown ups!) All good growth opportunities. But wish we had brought our poles. |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Always gorgeous here!!!! |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/19/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | It was great to be walking in the woods again. |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Early cold 20 degree start with frozen ground but still muddy wet areas. Early start to beat gunfire for Luna. Do not recommend doing this trail with temps above freezing😕 |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Lovely walk in the winter woods. |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful day for a hike in the woods. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | White pines, leaves/roots/ice on path, good gripping with micro-spikes. Water was rushing, icicles were beautiful and clumps of snowing dropping from high above were surprising. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | No mud and plenty of sun. |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | It was icy but fun! |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Lovely hike. Spikes could have helped in a few icy steep spots |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Mounds area was muddy and slippery due to melt. Ponding of water with melting ice on top (unsure of depth--wasn't going to test it) caused us to re-route to Mounds By-Pass Trail. I'd wait for it to re-freeze. |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Easy to hike without spikes or snowshoes today |
| 01/16/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Winter wonderland! Don’t need spikes or snowshoes |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | always enjoy to be in lockport, pretty in the summer. even more amazing in the winter. the trail is not long, but really spent long enough sit next to the water and enjoy the landmark. so pretty with all the snow. worth to drive all the way up. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | The falls were so pretty this time of year. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Beautiful day. Lots of amazing birds, friendly squirrels and we saw an owl!! |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | I really liked it! Would like to go back & spend more time there. |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful, sunny, snowy, Narnian-esque hike! Inclines were a bit slippery and micro spikes would have been helpful. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Wow.. perfect day for this hike. Trail was solid with pretty good traffic for difficulty of trail. The views from top are awesome . |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful sunny day for a hike. Snow was still on the trees, the river sites are great and the trail was good with spikes. |
| 01/17/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Deer Lick never disappoints. Perfect trail today. Ice enough to not be muddy. Enough snow to still be lovely. |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Snowy so pretty! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Beautiful sunny day! (Finally). Hiked with a group from foothills trail club, who adjusted their hike so I could hit the landmark. It was well below freezing when we started & micro-spikes were needed. Started to get slushy by the time we finished. |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Perfect winter day. |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This one never disappoints! The muddy section on the blue trail is still mostly frozen so it wasn’t bad at all. Micro spikes were helpful. Some of the inclines were slick. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | Always a fun challenge in every season ! |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great trail. Very wet. |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 3 | Too many PUDs for me but was a beautiful day spent in the woods with my husband. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Nice, easy hike. Great place for bird watching |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Great views very icy. Recommend spikes |
| 01/16/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | First time - beautiful area! Trails were in good condition for most - like soggy back on Emery and Merrick trails. Would love to see in the summer time! |
| 01/16/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Not too icy, not too muddy. Rare blue skies! |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Love this trail! Very icy today. Having spikes was very helpful! |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Not too icy, not too muddy. Rare blue sky on this gorgeous day! |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Nice sunny day with good packed snow |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Easy, relaxing hike. ABSOLUTELY beautiful-it was like stepping into Narnia. It’s definitely a like I will do again. |
| 01/16/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Very icy in some spots |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | I enjoyed this hike but I'm glad I did this one when it was cold, if the trail wasn't frozen it would be really muddy. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Blue sky hike! The ground was just starting to thaw so some ice and some mud but easy going overall. Quite a few people enjoying the park today. Lots of deer wandering around. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Footing was icy in spots and starting to thaw. Sun was out and warming things up quickly. Saw lots of deer. |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great first hike! |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Love a frozen waterfall |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Pretty. I liked the new landmark, never been that way before. |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Gorgeous as always! Tons of birds! |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | A beautiful winter day for a hike, made even better by the fact that its a Bills victory Monday! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | This hike was great! A bit icy in some spots, but fun for my dog and me! |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | This hike was fun! A bit icy in some spots, but easy for my dog and me! |
| 01/16/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | At 9 am it was only 19 degrees , everything crunchy and crisp! |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This is one of my favorite WNY hikes. The beautiful winter weather did not disappoint! |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Beautiful day - cold but sunny!! Saw more wildlife than most of our other hikes - lots of birds, gray squirrels, and a really cool owl. |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful day. Most of the mud was frozen. As previously reported, I couldn’t find a way to cross the creek. Wandered other trails. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Perfect day, plentiful sunshine, frozen trails. |
| 01/16/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | I love everything about Sprague Brook and it’s absolutely gorgeous right now covered in snow. Definitely had some icy parts where crampons were helpful but wasn’t required. |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 2 | Messy Point - a lot of the trail was slick or frozen mud ruts. Picturesque at the challenge point! |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | All hail the micro-spikes! Mossy Point is beautiful! |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Great hike but grateful it was frozen solid otherwise there would have been deep water on the entire trail. Because the trail is a sheet of ice, bring your spikes and any other assistive equipment you have. It was moderately strenuous! |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | I love it here and trekking to the lower waterfall was new to me but SO worth it. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Stunning views and challenging climbs. Absolutely loved it. |
| 01/16/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Pretty day |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/16/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | I couldn’t think of a much more pleasant way to start the day. 20 degrees so nicely frozen path with no ice, slightly snow covered |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | We headed to Reinstein on a beautiful, sun-splashed winter day, with hardly a cloud in the January sky. It's always a pleasure to enjoy the peace of this place. Today, we barely saw five or six other folks on trails that were easily negotiable with just hiking boots. A few more inches of snow or ice would have necessitated microspikes, but we had no concern on this outing. The usual low, muddy spots were wet but nothing too deep. The ponds were virtually all frozen. A uniform, creamy coating of recent snow rendered them even more beautiful. Birds were limited; a couple of Red-bellied Woodpeckers called, and a Pileated Woodpecker chortled from a distance. Two Tufted Titmice complained to us as we began our trek. We followed the suggested trail, then tacked on some more as the afternoon went on. Ended up doing a little over 4 miles of some nice exercise! |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great Day, Great Hike |
| 01/15/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | A beautiful backyard treasure. Easy to hike trail along a beautiful mini-gorge. |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | We had a wonderful hike. Perfect conditions and a great day. Beautiful. |
| 01/15/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | The trail was icy. My boots had no traction. I suggest sneakers until the ice melts or we get more snow. |
| 01/16/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful snow covered day to hike. This seems to be a spring fed trail so caution on warmer days with ice and slop. |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Coldest hike yet, cold enough that the snow was crunchy/squeaky. Pretty easy trail, felt very peaceful. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Lovely hike through the winter woods. Two deer were waiting at the challenge landmark. Light snow on the ground and no puddles or washed out sections. |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Another ‘5 out of 5’ hike! Very peaceful and chilly. Pretty sloppy but I’m sure it’s all frozen over by now. Not 100% sure about the challenge landmark but I was pointed at the correct coordinates. |
| 01/01/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Pretty sure there were 2 couples doing the challenge at the same time as me. Fun hike, challenging at times. There were some deep washed out sections along with some deeper snow in others. |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Really pretty views of the city and the lake from higher vantage points here. I have a photo from the challenge landmark but I didn’t see anything interesting, so I’m submitting another one from nearby. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Good hike! Amazing view along the Ridge line the challenge landmark is on. I’ll have to try skis or snow shoes soon, the snow was 4-6” deep in places. |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Loved it here! |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful day! |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 2 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | We enjoyed blue skies, light snow cover in spots, and lots of marsh views where Phragmites were smashed during the blizzard. We carried but did not need Microspikes. |
| 01/15/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | The sun came out!! Beautiful hike, but icy, and I was thankful that I had my spikes. Bonus, I finished the last three Orienteering controls for Hunter's Creek! |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Quiet day but sunny day on the trails. |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | The terrain was awesome. Watch for low branches and some logs crossing the trails. The snow covered trees were very picturesque. |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Great hike but stream crossing was not passable- went back the way we came & picked up another trail. |
| 01/15/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Lots of upside & downs - better than a boring flat hike. Not horribly muddy and the snowy woods was quite beautiful |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | In addition to hiking it is a great place to see birds. |
| 01/15/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Beautiful hike! My husband and I grew up here and we haven’t been on this trail for years. My daughter loved it, especially all the giant rocks! The River was majestic as always. |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | So much fun. Love this trail so much. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | I loved all the water, sights, and smells. I was a good boy. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Wonderful day! |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Easy hiking. Ground mostly frozen. Nice sunset thorough trees. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Woof! Loved this hike. |
| 01/15/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Spikes are recommended. Much of the trail was on frozen water, especially the elevation changes. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Beautiful day to walk with my dogs. Lovely. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | So beautiful!! What a sunny, gorgeous day. Stayed super warm with the activity. |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A bit muddy in spots |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Favorite so far. |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Beautiful winter stroll…love this gem. |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Love this place! Forgot to take a picture at the landmark. Took a picture of my aunt and nieces at the start of the trail. Will do this one again!! |
| 01/15/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Light snow coming down with waterfalls flowing! |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | It was a beautiful day, and this is always a beautiful hike! We saw lots of birds and lots of tracks. |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Definitely felt the burn going clockwise on the trail (usually go counter-clockwise)! Perfect trek with frozen ground, while trees had been touched by the snow without any wind disturbing their tranquility. |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Quiet, gorgeous red pines and birds were fantastic. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Pretty easy trails to navigate. Gorgeous scenery. Second trail in the same day! |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Nice hike glad it was cold or this would be a swamp. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful hike Trail was well marked |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Not being familiar with this system of trails, there were a lot of forks to navigate. At times, it was challenging to find the right trail, but ultimately, we figured it out. Area was beautiful. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Enjoyed the hike! The map was slightly confusing near the picture spot, but not a big deal. Beautiful day for a hike! |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Franklin Gulf was stunning today. The sun was shining on the snow covered tree branches. |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Ground was frozen solid - so easy trail conditions. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Saw lots of deer. If the ground wasn't frozen it would have been very muddy. Beautiful day for a walk at Tifft! |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | My favorite hike! So much water So many pretty views. 💜 |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful! |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | This is a wonderful new hike! Some of the trail was icy/muddy which is to be expected. We will go back for another hike. |
| 01/11/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Magnificent oak trees. |
| 01/15/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Strenuous!!!!!!! |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Great hike |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | A little tricky following the trails. |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A beautiful cold day but quiet on the trails. The Deer activity was nothing like I'd seen before. They are not afraid of humans. They were all over the trails....please dont feed the animals! |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Well maintained trails. |
| 01/12/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Trail was icy. Used microspikes from the deer lick falls ravine through the rest of the loop, but still could have done it without them. Didn't seem like 20 something degrees with the sun! |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | One of my favorite parks to hike. |
| 01/12/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | So mystical |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | One of my favorite hiking spots! Looks a lot different in winter. Icy spots where standing water has frozen. |
| 01/12/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Easy peaceful hike. Good for families. |
| 12/29/2022 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 12/29/2022 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 12/29/2022 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Did the wrong Pfeiffer Trail😕 |
| 12/28/2022 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | With the temps below freezing the trail was in good condition. We did wear spikes. It was nice hiking a different trail at hunters creek. |
| 01/15/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Wear your spikes. |
| 12/21/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 12/21/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Trail was mostly in good condition. Frozen and a little snow to make it easy to follow. |
| 12/22/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Mucky conditions. Be prepared for thin layers of ice over wet, mucky terrain. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Gorgeous hike with the snow. Trails weren’t well marked. |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Beautiful in the snow! |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Blue trail was still very muddy even though it was 26 degrees. Orange trail was in great shape! So beautiful with snow! |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | One of my favs! |
| 01/15/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Pleasant, even with a puppy on her first hike. 2-3” of snow, wet in spots. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | A fun hike in an area of the park that I don't typically hike. Trails had light snow- easy enough for boots or skis. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | So awesome to see look out to lake Erie & see Blue skies from the top of the mound today & we saw sooo many deer! They were so close, that you could almost touch them, but wouldn’t do that! They were happy & peacefully grazing! |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Short and sweet- lovely trails |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Magical |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful hike! |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great hike! Ground mostly frozen. Used spikes. Sun came out. Weather perfect. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A perfectly crisp day with the snow stuck to every tiny branch. Nice snow packed trail. |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Well marked trails, mostly snow covered very cold but nice to get outside. |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Very very icy, but thankful it was otherwise it would have been very muddy! Very nice trail |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Great day! Nice wide trails, a little bit of ice to watch out for, but otherwise very easy. We saw a LOT of deer hanging out in the meadows on the mound trail as well as just inside the woods. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Snowy, some mud. |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Awesome hike with fresh snow - a winter wonderland!!! |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Could see where some parts would be muddy but the cold temps helped keep it packed down. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Another pretty hike in Niagara County. Microspikes needed to avoid slipping. |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | The snow on the trees and shrubs was so beautiful! |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | My favorite hiking place! Love everything about this trail, and the snow-covered trees were beautiful! |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful day & perfect hike! |
| 01/15/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | I started off on the trail that is closest to the water. Very pretty views, but I don't recommend it if you have a dog that isn't fantastic on a leash as there are no guardrails of any kind. The trail that is higher up where the waterfall is was easier to navigate with only a few icy spots. |
| 01/15/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Great conditions. Couple inches of snow. Quiet and peaceful (ish - we were there with a 4yo 🙂 |
| 01/15/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | My second hike of the day after Deer Lick. Quite challenging at the outset, with the incline, but worth it! Once I got onto the ridgeline it was easy going. Woods were absolutely perfect with the snow sticking to everything. Enough snow to be beautiful, but still very easy to navigate. Thankful for my crampons on the way up and especially on the way back down the mountain. My first time using them after picking them up at Gear for Adventure 🙂 Only a few muddy spots, but thankfully everything was pretty well frozen which gave great traction with the spikes. My trecking poles were a help too. Overall it was lovely to travel down to Allegany, a new place for me, and enjoy the drives through the Southern Tier for a full day out hiking. Total combined trail miles according to Avenza was 8.23! New record for me I think. |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful trail and a perfect day to go out just after the fresh snow! I was the second person on the trails that day and it was absolutely gorgeous with no wind, so peaceful. Loved the variety of the terrain and will definitely visit again in the future! Trails were easy to navigate too, and very well blazed. Not to muddy either, since the temperatures dropped. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Trail very well marked beautiful in the winter |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Fantastic hike today! Our favorite part was the arcs formed by snow tree branches and pine boughs. The partially frozen creek was tricky to cross but beautiful. |
| 01/15/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Really enjoyed this one with the family. Trails were awesome and we’ll groom and we got a chance to see many deer and birds. |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The ground was nice and frozen today - watch out for ice patches though. The deer were out everywhere! Very peaceful place. |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | This park is pretty any time of the year. It was a winter wonderland this morning. I went with a group of ladies this morning. Great hike, great conversations, beautiful scenery. |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Awesome as usual. Only wish I remembered my microspikes as some portions were icy |
| 01/15/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | I've been to Beaver Meadow multiple times as a member of the Buffalo Astronomical Association, but have never hiked any of the trails across the road. The trails were enjoyable, not muddy and well marked. I would rate this hike on the easy side of moderate as there wasn't too much elevation change and it clocked in just over 2.5 miles for me. |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice local hike - everything was frozen over so no mud, and didn’t need your spikes. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | colder weather made for a less muddy hike |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Not a good idea trying to cross the creek. It was fun! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Conditions were pretty good, a little ice in some spots. Recommend wearing spikes. |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Always a great hike! |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Trail little icy, able to do without spikes but could be helpful. Creek is high yet crossanle via log or wading if good waterproofing just down from trail. Beautiful as always, quite going in, a lot of traffic mid morning. |
| 01/15/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | Very confusing |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Absolutely beautiful with light snowfall! |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Also went to the Onondaga trail as the road was open and that was absolutely beautiful can’t wait to see it in the spring. |
| 01/08/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | Trail was muddy in spots. Physically challenging. But still beautiful. |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Some mud and ice on Blue Trail, both waterfalls were half frozen. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great little hike |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | First time hiking these trails. With the recent snow hanging on the tree limbs it was magical. Perfect hiking conditions. Snowshoes or spikes not needed. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Hike was great. Just a bit muddy in some spots |
| 01/15/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Beautiful in the winter! Magical |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great to have this trail back in rotation! |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Flat and uneventful. Peaceful for an urban park. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful snowy scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Like a walk in a park excellent snowy scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | Went to the wrong parking lot, navigated to the correct lot and hiked to the end of the trail, but the challenge landmark was wrong. Turns out I had an old map in Avenza. downloaded new map and drove to the _third_ lot of the day well after sunset. Real beautiful night hike with a headlamp on crunchy snow. I’m very happy with how well the photo turned out in low light. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | Very muddy, even standing water in some spots. Definitely go counterclockwise from the trailhead to avoid the most wet places til close to the end. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | got out late in day so didn't get entire trail done. Very quiet today. Trail was good, solid, dry, very light dusting of snow. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Loved this hike! Felt like I got a great workout today & the fresh snow layered on the trees & the sounds of the running water made the hike even more peaceful! |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Just another walk in the park. Always a pleasure. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Like a walk in the park. Great snowy vistas. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great day for a hike and cheep fuel at jay,s |
| 01/14/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Love this trail! Did the challenge, then the loop. |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Snowy cemetery walk and well attended bird feeders stood out. Nice hike to start the day. |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Strenuous but fun. Snowy, steep terrain, but didn’t need crampons today. |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Definitely a strenuous hike, but stunning view! |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Nice walk on a trail that was well marked. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Really love this beautiful hike! |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Sunny day light snowcover moderate temperatures. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Tifft is always nice, but definitely nicer in the spring and fall. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Love this place, the ponds were all frozen over, beautiful – saw a ton of cardinals, some deer. |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Great path, great views! |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Liked the hike, but not marked very well. |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | A winter wonderland in Niagara County! About 3-4 inches of fresh snow. Boots or microspikes fine. |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Nice day for hike! Very well marked. Muddy but passable |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | This was a very nice hike other than the immediate elevation!! Beautiful views! |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | The hike was good but the start of the trail was confusing. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | I thought the views were very pretty. Trail was icy in certain spots and the waterfall was a challenge to find. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | I think this is the right spot? But I was having problems with my map... so. We were there... I hope this was the right spot. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Clear trails. Frozen over. Flat and easy. Great day to be out! |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | 👍👍👍👍👍 |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Trials were frozen enough to walk with no problem. I grew up going to Tifft and there is still always something new to see. Good hike anytime. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Majestic beauty. Tough hike. Wetter/heavy snow caused clumping on spikes, but definitely needed them in spots. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Gorgeous snow scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great as usual |
| 01/08/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Pretty muddy but beautiful |
| 01/14/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Beautiful with the snow. First 1/2 mile was toughest. |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Like a walk in the park |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Gorgeous winter hike. Suggested route was relatively easy to follow, but thankful for first group who blazed the way, especially the little connection after the gorge viewing spot. Creek was flowing and crossing was icy and tricky. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Beautiful as usual. Gorgeous snow scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Another at the top of my list:-) |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Absolutely gorgeous today! LOVE it here! |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | I always forget how much I like it here:-) |
| 01/07/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Enjoyed this hike a lot, the travel time was significant but worth it. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Like a walk in the park really nice snow scenery |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful! |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Peaceful |
| 01/14/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | What a difference winter hiking makes at Canadaway. Not my favorite place to hike, but add snow and cold and it was a totally different experience this time around. Normally I rate it low, but today it gets a 5. It was beautiful. The hike was enjoyable and invigorating. |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Late afternoon many people were meandering along the trails at Reinstein. Nice to see so many people enjoying the trails this brisk winter day. |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | The trails were great. All snow covered, just a little wet in the marshy area, which was expected. The gaggle of geese were wonderfully loud and flying all over the pond area. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | It was a Winter Wonderland on the trails. Freshly fallen snow covered everything. Cold but beautiful! |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Nice trail - great addition to the challenge list! Spikes worked perfectly today. |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Trail conditions were great! Just a dusting of snow. What a nice day for a hike! |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Fresh fallen snow on the trees was great! Trails are well marked a bit slippery as the leaves are loose underneath the snow. Enjoyed the day |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Trail conditions were good, the rocks were neat to see,very easy trail. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Cannot wait to come back in the spring/summer the birds must be amazing! Trail was good |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Slippery and muddy in spots. Great experience on the edge of the gorge. |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Easy walking, we saw a melanistic mallard our son thought that was amazing!! |
| 01/07/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Very slippery! The trail very well marked and the time taken to do all the maintenance is greatly appreciated. We loved this challenging hike |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/15/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | A little icy in spots |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Well maintained trails, a bit muddy but great experience |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Finally no mud |
| 01/01/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | It was challenging and a great first hike for the year! |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | The perfect weather for a winter hike - light flurries and a light coating of snow on everything! Lots of spots with thin ice under snow - some mushy spots too - but overall not bad. |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Cold, beautiful day. Reinstein is discouraging people from feeding birds, but there were plenty doing it today...I was dive-bombed by chickadees, cardinals, blujays...and had to photograph the old beech tree! |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | Lots of winter out there today. Wife and grands went. Did green trail until wheels fell off.lol then took yellow. Saw lean too but didn’t stop.. |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | Beautiful winter day who would’ve thought I would’ve ran into my sister that I haven’t seen in a while |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | A little icy but not too bad |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Snowy and beautiful ! Definitely more strenuous than others but worth it ! |
| 01/14/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | Beautiful morning for a hike |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Fun! |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | It’s always beautiful here but today was magical with snow on all the trees. Appreciated having spikes and poles. |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | The light snow falling made this such a beautiful hike! The trails were in good shape, and pretty easy to follow. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Always a nice hike. Sunny, no wind dusting of snow on the trail. Few wet/muddy spots nothing crazy. Was able to do it with just boots no spikes. Stairs were snow covered but not slippery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | We always love Tifft. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Beautiful trail. We could see an eagle from the boardwalk. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Beautiful but wildlife free this time of year |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 1 | Our favorite hike in winter! |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful trails! |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | This location is always a great hike. So many digest trails to choose from. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Nice hike. Beautiful scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Winter wonderland |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Cold and crisp, snow on the branches, no breeze. Only a little snow, no microspikes needed today. The ground was frozen, so no mud either. We took lots of pictures in the Arboretum as we are trying to learn tree identification. Great hike! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Nice hike in the middle of the city. During the summer there was a sewer type smell at different parts of the park. During this hike for the winter I think we were smelling the Cheerios plant. It was something sweet. Lots of deer. The birds were hiding until the very end, we found some chickadee. |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Snowy day, great for a hike. |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Gorgeous view from the overlook! |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Beautiful with the fresh snow! |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | We saw a bald eagle. Awesome! |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | The hills were challenging with a thin layer of snow covering the frozen mud underneath. The creek babbling along and the snow covered trees were beautiful. |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice hike today, just boots no need for spikes |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice hike today. Was able to walk with just boots no spikes. |
| 01/14/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | A winter wonderland!! |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Eh, nice- some ruts, easy navigation and we saw a BALD EAGLE! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Nice trail |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Frozen top layer with water/mud underneath in spots |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Conditions were good & lots of birds at the end! |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Bit muddy still, bit very pretty |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Another nice hike!! Second in one day |
| 01/14/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | The Tuscarora trail was lovely with snow lining the branches so beautifully. My mom loved the winter-wonderland look of winter and I thought of her often on this hike. We lost her last month, but she was with me today! |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Good conditions |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Always one of my favorites! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Beautiful tranquil day. I was the only one out there this morning. Fresh coating of snow. Loved it! |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A lot of standing water and mud, especially along the stretch of blue trail from parking lot. Didn’t find need for crampons, light wet snow. Gave waterproofing on boots and gaiters a workout. Beautiful snow kissed trees! |
| 01/14/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Worth the challenge - beautiful. Avenza was a big help. |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Iroquois is not usually one of our favorites for the summer challenge but it was wonderful in the winter! The trees were covered beautifully and the trail just had enough so no microspikes needed. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Good hike. The ground was frozen, so no mud to contend with. The ponds were frozen too however, so no ducks, swans or geese. Lots of deer however. |
| 01/14/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Just lovely. Also, it was not a mudpit. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Blue trail was a little wet but passable. Snow on the trees made for great scenery. |
| 01/14/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Always a nice walk |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Cold but enjoyable. |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Crisp morning for hike. Trails frozen over thinly snow covered, no icy or muddy areas. |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike, good to have spikes |
| 01/14/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike! A little icy some spots muddy in others. Micro spikes helped alot!! |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/14/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Love it here! Absolutely beautiful 😍 |
| 12/30/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always a pleasure to stroll this trail. Many animals to see . |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Fun new trail! Love the view at the end . |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | It was the full moon hike. Could not find the whole group picture .. hope this works as a picture. It was so much fun!! |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Nice trail . Love all the feeders and birds! Well maintained park |
| 01/13/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | A winter wonderland hike with a light covering of snow on the ground and on all of the trees. Lots of standing water and mud on some sections of the trail. The creek and the waterfalls were gushing! |
| 01/13/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | Very muddy! |
| 01/13/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | I really enjoyed this hike. Trail was awesome with a fresh blanket of snow. But was well marked but found a few sections with downed trees across the suggested trail. |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice day for a muddy walk. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Waterfalls were rushin and the freshly fallen snow cover was a nice change from mud 🙂🥾 |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The wind was brisk but a dusting of snow made everything beautiful. |
| 01/13/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Creek was too high and fast to cross today. Lots of mud but beautiful landscapes. |
| 01/13/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Great workout! Lots of elevation. Muddy with a little snow on top so footing was slick. Well marked trails. |
| 01/13/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | First time at Carlton Hill. A bit muddy with about 2” of fresh snow on top. Beautiful hike with each twig coated with snow. Definitely a workout with the elevation but great hike overall. |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | The snow stuck on the trees and bushes was beautiful! |
| 12/31/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | So much snow but tamped down pretty well. Fun hike w the girls. |
| 01/14/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Close, lots of deer, a bit watery/muddy in spots. |
| 01/13/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Lots of ankle-deep standing water on the northeastern segment of the trail because of yesterday's rain. Beautiful scenery with all the wet snow on the tree limbs. Nice waterfall due to the large amount of water. |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Nice stroll. Not to muddy. Even took some longer trails |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Great hike! Despite the snow, the top layer of soil is still pretty soupy, things will be easier when it freezes. |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Lots of wildlife! |
| 01/14/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | It’s wet out there, and the creek was furiously high, so we opted to cut up along the orange trail instead of crossing and hiking to the lower falls. We had a good hike and met a couple of nice folks on the trail. As much as we enjoyed it, I’d suggest waiting until the trail dries/freezes and the water level drops. |
| 01/13/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Beautiful hike! The light snow made it so much easier to ignore the mud. We were unable to cross the creek due to the high water. Even upstream it was not possible. |
| 01/13/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always love this place .. saw a fox twice and met up with Mike |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Saw lots of deer |
| 01/13/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Tifft never dissappoints. Was cold and a bit muddy. Deer very active |
| 01/13/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Hit the trail before the Thursday rain set in. Micro spikes made the hike easier in spots. Somehow my Google Maps sent me to the Meadows Road entrance. Went the wrong way at first then backtracked when I realized my wrong turn. Love the Lean Tos and Pond. |
| 01/12/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Lovely little loop on undulating hills w rolling elevation gain/ loss. Can’t wait to come back when there’s snow |
| 01/12/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | We had 6 little ones with us, and it did OK for them. We initially went to the wrong trail, without the boardwalk, b/c of the wording in the document. May be something to take a look at. Wasn't too bad, though! Just the littlest ones were getting some trouble legs. One of our moms had a wagon in the car, so we were able to move that around the trail without an issue. |
| 01/12/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Rainy and muddy, but magical forest. |
| 01/12/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Beautiful forest hike. Some spots slippery with mud, leaves and/or ice on wooden walkways. Refreshing and pretty. |
| 01/12/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | I love this park, the green moss on the rocks just pops on a gray day like this. Trail is in really good shape. |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Lots of hikers this day but still quite peaceful. 🙂 Trail was mostly dry with a few muddier spots. |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Trails were dry but the boardwalk had wet leaves that were slippery. I almost took a spill but caught myself. Parts of the trail at Swallow Hollow had a lot of fresh pine needles, which was odd/different/cool. |
| 01/12/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Rainy and a little slippery in spots, but enjoyable. We had six children between us so I think we frightened off any birds 🙂 |
| 07/06/2022 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | • Trails are very good with a few muddy spots. The worst mud has been mitigated with wood chips and mulch. • The trail markings are the best I’ve seen anywhere. • Don’t forget to walk like a penguin on icy bridges! |
| 01/12/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | Muddy |
| 01/12/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always amazing ! Saw deer and a plethora of birds ! The chickadees even interacted with us ! Old and incredible trees too ! |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Nice quiet, peaceful! I like the state animal the best! |
| 01/12/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Very muddy in places. Still a nice hike. Happy they added it. |
| 01/10/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Fortunately, many of the muddy patches were frozen when we hiked, but prior hikers have made a hash of this trail and there is major damage in sections. The section near the new parking lot is a muddy morass and we walked back along the road in order to avoid damaging it more. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Glum day and trail was muddy at spots, but Reinstein Woods is a wonderful place to hike if you're in suburban Buffalo. |
| 01/12/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Very muddy but still fun! Love new trails. |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | So much water flowing. Really cool ice spots. Took some fun pictures. |
| 01/11/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Great hike |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Hiked parts of Tifft I’ve never been to before! So many deer on the Mound. Great way to end the hike. |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great day for a hike! Loved it! |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Trail was good.. dry. Lots of geese on lake. Interesting trail. Quiet. Enjoyed the parts in the woods. |
| 01/11/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Very nice.. muddy in spots. Always scenic. |
| 01/08/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Hiked when the ground was still a bit crusty so not so bad with the mud. Water was flowing so took a pic with the waterfall down in the valley to share. Let me know if you prefer the ruins in order to get the credit. =) |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Awesome hike. Added the orange trail to the hike, too. Some downed trees over the trail. Lots of mud, too. Some places were really slick. Of course, now I’m not sure if it was on the orange trail or yellow. Haha Besides my hiking partner, we only saw two groups (5 people total) on the trail. |
| 01/11/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Pretty Trail |
| 01/11/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | First time on orange trail....it was extra special. The entire hike was enchanting! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Good day to hike but wish there was more snow at this time of year! Enjoyed following the frisbee golf course and saw 2 people out on the course today! |
| 01/11/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Perfect hiking afternoon with very little traffic on the trail. Very few wet/muddy parts. Ice on ponds was beautiful. |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Nice walk but dreary in the winter |
| 01/11/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Beautiful park- 1st time there. Maybe would have navigated around the sledding hill. Lowlands were a little muddy, but thankfully mostly frozen. |
| 01/11/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Hiked all trail colors. My new favorite is orange! A bit muddy in places. |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | The creek and various waterfalls were beautiful. |
| 01/09/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Trail was fairly dry. The wind was cold!!! |
| 07/10/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | • Trails are great, as they always are at Reinstein • There’s lots of interesting things here, such as the 250-year old beech tree and Lily Pond • I like how so many trails intersect, making it easy to choose the length of your hike • This has never happened to me before: I’m in the parking lot about to leave. So I turn off tracking on my phone. A chickadee lands right on the top edge of my phone and then flys off immediately, probably when it realizes how close it is to a human. It’s right on my phone! There’s no time or way to take a photo. |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Only 11 deer and one chickadee. |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | No snow, no ice, no mud great hike! |
| 01/10/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | A little muddy but a great hike. |
| 01/11/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | This is a pleasant trail. There are nice changes in the forest with the different types of trees and the way the all grown together. It’s almost as if there are mini forests within the larger forest. I may want to go back in the spring or summer for an overnight hike and try to do the whole overland trail. |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Wonderful to walk through the forest looking down at the snow and ice and quickly moving creek water. Two glorious large waterfalls and many smaller creek-level waterfalls. |
| 01/11/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | It's always a beautiful adventure that changes between the seasons. |
| 01/11/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 3 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great views all the way to the waterfall. This hike always tires me out. |
| 01/11/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Pretty views all the way down to the waterfall. This particular hike always tires me out. |
| 01/11/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Fantastic place to hike. Blue blazed section of suggested route was rather muddy. |
| 01/11/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Quiet and beautiful out there today. Snowmobile Hill trail was icy, but doable with spikes. I wasn't sure which pond was the landmark so I took pictures at both, but the one at the upper pond didn't come out. Hope this one is OK! |
| 01/11/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Muddy and some down trees on the paths. |
| 01/11/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Trails in good shape, not too muddy and snow almost gone. Stopped in the nature center. Staff were very appreciative of OC donation, funds used to buy snowshoes. Lots of deer sightings but not much else. |
| 01/11/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great hike. Very little mud. Mostly frozen. Creek crossing was not a problem. |
| 01/11/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Nice hike. It was a chilly day so the mud was frozen over which was nice. The woods at Sprauge Brooke are lovely. I come here a lot in the summer and fall but this was my first winter hike there. I always get a little frustrated at how poorly the trails are marked here but having the challenge map along was helpful. I loved all the pockets of frozen water in the woods. |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Trail conditions were too bad. Some snow some mud. Overall nice hike! |
| 01/11/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Just cold enough to keep the mud frozen. Easy trails take are well maintained and marked. |
| 01/11/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Nice, cold but snow-free day. Caution - trail is wet in lower elevation area. |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/11/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Cold morning walk which was very still. Any muddy or wet spots were frozen over. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | Tift was in rough shape on the day of the hike. The paths were swamped with water and thick with mud. Glad my hiking boots are waterproof. On the upside I encountered a fellow challenge hiker just as I was leaving the checkpoint and she was wonderful to converse with. Hope to run into her again! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Reinstein is always an enjoyable walk through the woods and this trip proved no exception. It was interesting to see how high the water level was in places along the trail. Thankfully the paths had not become terribly muddy. |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | I hadn't been this far back on the trail before when I visited in past winters. Had no idea what I was missing out on. Loved the landscape, solitude and waterfalls! |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Trails were in good shape. All ways a pleasant hike at Reinstein. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Nice hike, nice weather! |
| 01/10/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Tad bit muddy but nice! |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Such a great place - so many trails to check out and very well marked ! We walked all over - saw deer, birds, bee hives, water ways, the County Home Cemetery (and we’ve been to Rolling Hills so it meant more). |
| 01/10/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Great location. |
| 12/30/2022 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Very well marked trails. Nice change in scenery |
| 12/29/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Well maintained, easy |
| 12/29/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Nice boardwalk. Some down trees |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Well marked, short trails |
| 01/10/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Trail was pretty dry and woods were quiet except for the awesome gurgling of the stream and the rush of the waterfall |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Tifft in the winter is not my favorite but did see some cute birds. |
| 12/30/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Really enjoyed the hike! The stats on the distribution of which state symbols people chose to use for their selfies would be cool to look at! |
| 12/30/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Like Tifft as a summer hike as you get to see all the wildlife but in winter it is kind of a "blah" hike |
| 12/30/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Got to see a lot of birds...male and female cardinals and chickadees...very nice |
| 01/06/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Gotta love a leanto!! |
| 12/30/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Your Favorite Spot was very Nice!!! |
| 01/06/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Very nice trail and beautiful scenery |
| 01/06/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Like the new loop to the third tree!!! |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Enjoyed the hike, but very muddy!! |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Very Soggy!!!!! |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Lots of fun, waterfall was a cool challenge landmark, although with how wet it was there were a couple of waterfalls along the trail so we got briefly confused. |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | There was a bit of mud along the top section of the trail. We'll definitely do this one again to try and see more ice along the cliff walls. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | I really enjoyed this hike. I mostly stuck to the outside loop of trails and somehow mistook the service road at the top for White Oak until I realized my mistake and doubled back. Trail conditions were awesome but found the post sign at the top of Merricks run and Hogs back knocked over and propped up against a tree. It took me a couple minutes to orient myself and continued without issue. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | We are pretty sure we found Tundra Swans on Feeder Rd along with the Canadian Geese. No luck spotting the eagles on the eagle's next. A very nice hike. |
| 01/10/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | This hike kicked my butt with that initial ascent and again back down. Although, I do prefer loop trails this was an awesome hike. Trail conditions were good with very little mud or snow. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Nice conditions, not much snow but also not very cold. Interesting terrain for a short walk, and enjoyed the extra stroll up Feeder Rd. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Wet in spots, but not impassable. Beautiful thin ice patterns in the marshes. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | We took another after-work hike tonight and came to the realization that we have completed the nearby trails and will have to delay hiking new trails until it stays light longer. Tonight's walk was easy and for the most part, mud-free. We had good conversation during the longer drive to and from the trailhead. |
| 01/10/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Love this one. Well marked and a loop. The only neg is no snow and lots of mud. I waited as long as I could with no snow in sight |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | A woman kindly pointed out an owl in a tree near the state signs. Such a quiet and peaceful hike. |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Saw a couple of deer and a red headed woodpecker. Frozen ponds are beautiful. |
| 01/10/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 3 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Really nice and well maintained trails! I only wish there was a marker to indicate which were the 500+ year old trees. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Perfect trail to start the challenge! Beautiful forest with lots of signs of deer. The trail was a comfortable distance with a little elevation change. I felt it going up the stairs the next day, but in a good way. It was a nice day in the high 40s i believe. It felt more like an autumn hike than a winter one. The trail was very muddy but I wore appropriate boots and my feet stayed dry. Overall a very nice hike. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Easy Hike a bit muddy in spots |
| 01/10/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 2 | short trail well maintained |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Muddy trail with a few washouts and sticky wickets |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Another sunless day. Most of the trail wasn’t too muddy. I did get a little confused and started hiking the cross-country ski trail for quite a bit … thinking the highlighted green was part of the hike. It was great doing that, though, because I hiked a section that I have never hiked before. That part had more muddy areas. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Very muddy in spots. |
| 01/10/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | GOOD HIKE can see where you can get turned around at creek orange blazes ,yellow blazes the there's the new white rectangle blazes with orange nlazes on tree , have to go back and follow the yellow |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Trails in pretty good shape |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A little muddy and lots of deer |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Approx 32 degree with a light mist, almost a drizzle, no wind, heavily overcast, ground was half frozen, half muddy, spikes were not needed.very quiet. Took the tour wittershins so I did not see the red sign until after I encountered the fallen mighty Hemlock. |
| 01/09/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Hard hike, many steep ups and downs through partially frozen mud and water terrain, but exquisite beauty! |
| 01/09/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Most excellent hike inside a forest |
| 01/09/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | love all the club moss & pine/fir trees |
| 01/09/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Muddy areas but getting down and up to the creek bed was certainly doable |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 3 | Very muddy. The beginning of the trail is not well marked. |
| 01/10/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Quick and nearby hike to get started |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/10/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | A new favorite! Very well marked |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Awesome night hike! |
| 01/09/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | One of my favorites trails in WNY, always reminds me of being in the adks. The trail is flooded near the waterfowl viewing area though. Needed to tread lightly over the boardwalk in order not to sink in too badly. Also still the same tree is down under the college lodge parking lot and harder to get around now that the swamp area is icy. |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Love the beauty of artpark! |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | What a perfect hiking day! |
| 01/10/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Love it here! |
| 01/10/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Love it here! |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | It was ok |
| 01/09/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Love the new trail. Lots of steep ups/downs. Beautiful woods. Don't make mistake we did, and go to the prior challenge parking lot. The correct starting lot is on West Middlebury Road. |
| 01/09/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Always enjoyable hike. Well marked trails. Has tendency to be muddy in spots. |
| 01/09/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Very muddy and wet from recent snowmelt |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | We hiked an after-work hike this evening using flashlights for over half of the suggested route. No spikes were needed since most of the snow had melted and we walked on dirt for the majority. There was only one muddy-ish stretch that was starting to freeze but still had a ways to go. This was an enjoyable outing as per usual at Beaver Meadow. |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great walk in a great County Park. |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Beautiful afternoon.. |
| 01/09/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Enjoyable crisp morning with a light dusting of snow. |
| 01/08/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Challenging and invigorating. |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Muddy muddy muddy! But still so lovely and woodsy. |
| 01/10/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Quite a bit of mud/water which will be turning into ice so be prepared. Nice ice formations on the cliffs. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | A little chilly with the wind but the trail was great. I explored more due to enjoying being out. |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | The trail was very quiet this afternoon. We spotted a few deer and several cardinals. Overall the trail was dry, only a few muddy spots. |
| 01/09/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful place! Magical! |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Got the new file after we did this hike. Took pictures at the supposed spot! |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Great hike. Explored different trails. The colder temps helped the trail mud. |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Bit breezy and cold but a great hike! |
| 01/09/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Mud was mostly frozen. Little chilly in the wind but a great hike! |
| 01/09/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Deer Lick is always a favorite. A bit muddy today, but still a nice hike. |
| 01/09/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Muddy today, but always a good hike. |
| 01/09/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful hike with a light covering of snow on the ground and on the trees. Trail was muddy in some spots and icy in others. Spikes were very helpful. |
| 01/09/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Really beautiful! Nice to have an easy winter hike with no mud or ice and lots of views |
| 01/09/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | One of my favorite places to hike. Very muddy trails but still had a very nice time |
| 01/09/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Trails were in good condition. |
| 01/09/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Trails were clear and not muddy at all. |
| 01/09/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Gorgeous trail - enjoyed seeing all the little ice formations by the waterfall ! Hung out with some cool woodpeckers too ! |
| 01/09/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 07/18/2021 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Overall trails were in good shape. Definitely had some muddy and wet spots. |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Trails were dry, no need for spikes. Short, easy hike. |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice easy hike. |
| 01/09/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Peaceful. |
| 01/09/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Hike was good. Some mud but not bad. Ground slightly frozen. |
| 01/09/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | The thermometer said 30, but the cutting wind off the gorge said "It's cold out here." Still, as always, we enjoyed our hike. So did Reilly, our lab. |
| 01/09/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Nice hike even with the wind! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/09/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Beautiful! Parts quite muddy |
| 01/09/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Chilly 🥶 a little mud, nothing crazy. A few tree limbs |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Love it. |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great |
| 01/01/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Great |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Pic is at the end of the trail .. we thought it should be the bench but continued on anyway. When I got home I saw the update on Facebbok. |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | I don't think we saw another person in the park. As ever, a great park. |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Fun hike! Never done a night hike before. Spikes weren't necessary and ended up clumping, so took them off part way through. Sort of saw a barred owl! |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Beautiful park, nice views |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great hike |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Interesting to see the woods in the wintertime. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Love this park and so pretty with the snow falling! |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Fun & interesting guided full moon hike w/ Mike & Stephanie!! Thank you so much!! |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | This is my absolute favorite place in WNY!! |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | We saw a deer and pulled our mom. So many great smells! |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Fun times! I pooped a lot and smelled many things! |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Deer and lots of pooping! I had fun! |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | I had fun! Sniffed so many trees and walked like an angel. Good day with my fam. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | This was lovey! Trail was muddy, but fine! Water was flowing, and that was cool too! |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very cool ice formations around the plants but very muddy! |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | It was nice meeting you today on the trail. Really appreciate all the work you put into these hikes! Do not worry…we didn’t go on private property! |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | We had so much fun and conditions were great! 🙂 |
| 01/08/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Hard but awesome. There were a lot more trees down, especially on the blue extension trail. |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | We had a great hike, but the trail to the Marsh Observation Mound was flooded and impeded us from taking the full route. We were later told at the Visitor Center that a drain on that trail had gotten plugged and was recently cleared; they were hopeful that the water would clear in a few days. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Once again, one of our favorites places makes the Challenge list. A cool, 30F day with cloudy skies but zero wind led us down to Fuhrmann Boulevard. Few folks were seen as we enjoyed mostly snow-free trails, plentiful deer and even some suspected American Tree Sparrows flitting about near the Heritage boardwalk blind. The calm, austere beauty of the day invigorated and inspired us as we tacked on another half-mile to the suggested route. A nice, easy afternoon trek! |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | One of my favorite trails to run and ride. A beautiful hike. Ground is still not quite frozen but not too muddy. |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 12/27/2022 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Beautiful day to get out with the dogs. Saw a deer about 30 feet from us! So cool! |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Nice trail. I ended up doing the Onondaga trail with my dogs because I didn't see the update. Road was open. This would be great for birdwatching when the water thaws! |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Perfect conditions. It was cold enough for the trail to get crunchy. Almost no mud. Very easy to follow. |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Nice variety of habitats. We wandered some extra loops. Muddy trails were partially frozen so overall, a good hiking surface with waterproof boots. Beautiful forest and an interesting little cemetery on “Death Row Trail!” |
| 01/08/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Fun hike! The trees with the fresh snow on them were beautiful! The trails were a bit muddy/wet in a few places but not bad. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Pleasant day |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Love this park and so glad that it's close to home! What a gem! Waterfalls were great and love hiking along the rim. |
| 01/08/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Trail conditions were pretty good - slippery in some spots but not bad at all. |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great hike! All the waterfalls were flowing and the trail wasn't too muddy. Perfect day to hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great place with impressive large Eastern Hemlocks. Circular trails with endless junctions were a bit hard to navigate but that was part of the fun of the challenge! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Had a great time. People were extremely friendly and trail was well maintained. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Traffic noises and industrial buildings are not my favorite thins to experience on a nature trail. Friendly deer and open bathrooms brought it up from one star to three. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | I’ve loved Reinstein Woods for more than 12 years now. Always a great day. Saw deer, squirrels, and many birds today. Trails were a bit muddy & soggy; some areas near the ponds were worse than others. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Franklin Gulf is one of my favourite local spots!! It was a lovely afternoon for a nice broad loop starting on the orange trail, and circling around the entire purple trail, on the the red, and back via the blue. I noticed a few more trees and limbs were down since I was last there before christmas, but to be expected with the high winds. Overall a very enjoyable hike! |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | The trail was I'm good shape most of the way. At the southernmost point on the map however we kept going straight and got to the "posted' area log wall. We backtracked and followed the yellow trail until we got to a flooded impassable part. Backtracked again and eventually headed north. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Such a nice little hike! Trails were in great condition--no mud to wade through even though other locations have been super messy! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | It was really nice. |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | This hike was awesome! Trails were a little muddy and slippery in spots but that’s to be expected. We saw quite a bit of wildlife on this hike. 😊 |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | This was our first moonlight hike. Although the moon hid behind the clouds until we arrived home, we had a great time and learned a lot about the trees of the Beaver Meadow area. The hot chocolate and cookies were yummy as well as the added surprise. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Hike was nice. Trail was muddy in spots |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | I did the loop trail and despite the wet mud, it was nice. I still have issues with a shooting range nearby. Not much comfort with that. |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Still a favorite....and the falls looked great, as opposed to when I was here in the warm season and it was just trickling down.... |
| 01/08/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Nice quick hike! Beginning was a bit steeper and more tiring than I was expecting but worth it. A bit slushy in parts but not too bad. |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | New trail for us. Fairly easy, some mud, but not bad. Waterproof footwear helps in crossing water. Some ice near the second falls but spikes weren’t necessary. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Didn’t get mugged by birds this time, but got a nuthatch to take a seed from my hand, and saw a couple hundred crows. |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | No mud! |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Crunchy icy footprints most of the way, but a nice hike through my old stomping grounds! |
| 01/08/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Beautiful day, gray and crisp. Snow had fallen on everything but the ground, and the trail was pretty dry until near the top. On top the snow was crunchy and the trail icy, but easy. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Lots of friendly birds and was stalked for nearly 1/4 mile by an overly curious squirrel. Flat hike with several trails and plenty of scenic overlooks for photo ops. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Beautiful light snowfall |
| 01/08/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | It was cool to see the forest in the aftermath of the storm... which was all melted away... but the leaves were all flattened... and so many more trees down. Many birds. Lovely walk with a friend. PS... I am uploading a different picture because I didn't have a chance to check to see what the challenge picture was supposed to be. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Excellent hike. Great trail conditions. |
| 01/08/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | First time at this trail. did not see one person and loved every every minute. trail was a little muddy but nothing that could not be walked. signage helped find the end point. small forest areas are beautiful. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Stairs are in rough shape. Use caution |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | A beautiful Full Moon Hike despite the cloud cover! Thanks Mike for leading these amazing hikes! Trail was lightly snow covered and muddy in spots. |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Light coating of snow, some ice but good conditions. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Reinstein Woods is always a great hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | A little bit of crunchy ice. A few spots muddy underneath. A little bit of snow in the ground. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Beautiful day for a hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Great hike… |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Beautiful… |
| 01/08/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Nice varied terrain with hills, and the main challenge hike wasn't too muddy. Even a bit of snow today! |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | I love this trail, it's so pretty! The stairs are pretty rough though, I started at the bottom and went up. I wouldn't want to come down them. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Excellent hike! Great trail conditions. We had a picnic lunch in the campground. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great hike. Should have taken my fat bike. Love riding these trails. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Minor mud. |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Great trail - well marked & easy to follow. |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Was confusing with challenge marker and found out after hike it was wrong☹️ |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Dark blue trail muddy3-9 , 17 pretty muddy to otherwise trail pretty good not quite freeze dried yet |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | We had a nice first hike. I've been to Tifft many times but never gone to that overlook. We did the service trail as part of our loop which was a little rough. Did enjoy going over the mounds. Nice hike close to home! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Light snow and it was beautiful! |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Trail is in excellent condition. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Great way to start the new year! |
| 01/08/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Muddy in spots other then that nice hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Great weather - lots of fresh air & peaceful. |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Snow covered trail trails but very hike able without aids. Nice scenery! A little more challenging with some hills. |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | The trails were lightly snow covered but well marked. A fun morning hike! |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | It was so cool to see the frozen water all under the walkways! |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Alway a beautiful hike. Trails are very well kept. Wanted to try out the Avenza app on a trail that I know quite well first- and it was great! |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | One of my favorites! |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | A little muddy and icy between 2 parking spots. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Our phones almost were dead so we got a picture before that happened! There was no picture location on the map but we were headed to the pond. Beautiful hike! |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Some mud in spots but overall ground was frozen and dry. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Great trek, quiet and not a lot traffic. Some muddy spots here and there within the woods along the Long Trail but nothing crazy. Crossed road and ventured orange to green junction. Took railroad past Ghost Pond (saw a lone beaver here) then took road back to visitor center. Will come back with the kiddos once warmer temps hit! Oak trees for the win! |
| 01/08/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | My selfie didn't turn out!!!!! |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Love Tifft! A bit frozen muddy by the mounds trail but overall good shape. Lots of deer today! |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Always a pleasure to hike here. |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | It was great to be outside. Not muddy. Disappointed we didn’t find many birds for the birding challenge but otherwise a nice hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | First time hiking the Lockport Nature Trails. I liked the area and the trails were very dry and well-kept. I took the right shortly after entering the trailhead and went counter-clockwise. While it certainly could have been me, I found the trails didn't really match the map and for the first 2/3 of the hike, I found zero red trail blazes, they were almost all blue/black. There seemed to be intersections which weren't on the map which also didn't help matters. All told though, I'll definitely revisit this area and explore more of the trails. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Good hike...it was just Rumbull and I. |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 2 | Very difficult time reading map. Couldn’t find lean to |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Awesome |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Light coating of snow. Ground was frozen enough this morning that it wasn’t too muddy! Took my challenge selfie by the boxelder Because I like the Pavement song.🙂 |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Most of the trail was fine, but it was super muddy near the landmark itself. |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Great place but SUPER muddy |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The landmark was confusing—tried our best to find it! Noticed it was updated after we returned from the hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Just enough snow to make for a beautiful walk in the woods! Sprague Brook is one of my favorites. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | The hike was great and not icy. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Nice hike, the coordinates for the challenge point are a bit "challenging". |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Peaceful & a bit of a challenge. Great to do with friends! |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Well marked with beautiful scenery. |
| 01/08/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Trail conditions were good with a dusting of snow and just a little mud. We did in just boots. |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Went to original challenge landmark |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice hike on a brisk morning. Trail in good condition, no muddy sections. Looks like doing some work on yellow section, only a thin path with areas of frozen over ponding on both sides but manageable to get through. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Always great as usual |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice short hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | Fresh snow and beautiful |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | I did this hike with J. Kiffer this morning. It was a perfect day to hike and for a Bills win. 🙂 |
| 01/08/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | Very nice! |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Brisk and lovely |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Light snow…beautiful! |
| 01/08/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Great trail. Nice and a little frozen |
| 01/08/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Great time hiking. We had the whole place to our selves, didn’t see another person. They score was lightly falling 🙂 |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | I was not entirely sure where the challenge spot was but we walked all the way to the end of the trail based on Avenza. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Thanks for leading us last night! |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Beautiful with fresh layer of snow. Ground is still soft underneath, so microspikes were not needed. Some muddy spots. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very wet, but still very beautiful |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Muddy, but easily trekked. Absolutely amazing views of the falls and the gorge |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | The moonlit(less) was so much fun. It was really enjoyable to meet you, your wife and fellow hikers. I appreciate your planning, sharing of knowledge and attention to detail. We look forward to future opportunities. |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Excellent. Always the most interesting of hikes that we do. |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | I love everything about this challenge and the efforts that go into it! Loved the time spent at Mossy Point. Almost 3 hours in nature is a wonderful thing, and the free flowing water in spots along the way of the trail was a plus. Though at this time of year, it was way too muddy… Had to pull out the micro spikes for some traction but only went down once! Haha! |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Awesome. Loud. Amazing. Highly recommend. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Light dusting of snow, quiet. Beautiful |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Brisk, Upper twenties, overcast, dark (6PM), no wind. The lights and the snow made it look very much like christmas. LIght covering of snow. Some ud. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Mud/wet snow but always a great place to explore! |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Some mud but always well maintained. |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | A bit muddy but lots of fun. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Good beautiful hike. Rated 4 because trails weren't marked well but could have been me. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Little muddy but always a nice walk. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Awesome hike! |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Another beautiful hike! The covering of snow really added to the aesthetics. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Beautiful, snowy day for a hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | My 1st time here! Trail was easy to follow! |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | This hike was pretty awesome and very muddy. |
| 01/08/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Very muddy and slippery until you reach the top. Lost the trail markings on the way back and needed up on the purple trail? Park and scenery were beautiful and would be great if no mud! |
| 01/08/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Ponds were frozen and the trees were covered with snow. Great Hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Good weather, good hike. Sadly not ice |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | The water was falling!!! |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Well marked and the trails were in great shape. The pine grove on the Swallow Hollow trail was stunning and seeing the swans in the water off or Feeder Road were well worth the extra jaunt. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Slick on the wood surfaces and I feel like it was every season in one hike but it was peaceful and beautiful ❤️ |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Very muddy and slippery. |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Such a great little park....love the huge old trees and walking along the creek prior to getting to the waterfall! |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | I always enjoy this hike, but the stairs really need some work! Disappointed to see trash along the trails, so we picked up what we could safely get too! |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | The hike along the creek really makes this one worthwhile! |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 1 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | A little muddy but always a nice hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Nice trail but muddy right now. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Beautiful hike with fresh snow on all the branches. Nice restrooms, too! |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | This hike is always great |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Missed the turn across the creek but had a great hike. The yellow trail has a forest transition and lots of vines. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Conditions were great! |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Great day for a hike and especially appreciate the ease of this one recovering from a shoveling back injury. Saw a beaver along Swallow Hollow trail ! |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | This hike was good. It would’ve been helpful to have more markers on the trails. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Hike was muddy, but great day hiking!! |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Enjoyable hike. Light snow conditions. |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | The hike was nice, but some portions of trail were very muddy today. |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Muddy, but to be expected with conditions we've had. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Found the chimney ruins, & some hidden waterfalls too |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Trail was flooded due to a culvert being plugged, according to management. We used alternate trails. |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Always a pleasure. Trails were well marked. |
| 01/07/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | A light coating of snow at the higher elevation made this a gorgeous hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Holy mud! |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | One of our favorite places to hike. We hiked a couple new trails and loved the soft pine needle covered forest floor! |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | We are very familiar with Tifft. The landmark spot was not on park property. We are uploading a pic still within Tifft’s boundaries. Muddy today but passable with care. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Soooo sooooo muddy. Nice otherwise. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Nice. Boardwalks are very slippery. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Very easy. But saw an owl |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Great hike with several good views of the gorge and waterfalls. Trail was pretty muddy through the woods. |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Grey day and muddy but beautiful views. Natural wonders plus the bridge and the power plant, all interesting to look at. No snow at all. Some eroded spots. Poles were helpful. |
| 01/07/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 3 | The white trail was highlighted, and we mistakenly followed the yellow trail. Our mistake. Turned out to be fresh snow, gorgeous day in the woods., |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Grey day and a bit muddy but nice to get out. The hill is a good work out. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Some mud but it just started snowing so hopefully the mud gardens in the near future. Never been in the winter and it’s beautiful. Do wish the trails were a little better marked. |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Stairs suck |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Little muddy! But doable |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Little muddy |
| 01/08/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | I love Tifft but this hike takes you onto private property to reach the landmark. The landmark is not very scenic. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Not too muddy - trails well maintained. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always a nice hike here |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | A nice little hike, lots and lots of mud. Was not sure exactly what the challenge landmark was but took a photo where Avenza had the camera icon. |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | First time here and it is a gorgeous park. Got some beautiful snow cover and falling snow during the hike, for a perfect winter hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | One of my favorites, we enjoyed saying hi to each of the giant oak trees. My suggestion to improve the trails would be to update the trail markers. The colors don’t match the map and back in the woods it can get confusing. |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | It was nice. It was quite muddy of course, but doable! |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Always a beautiful place, even on a dreary day |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | I would recommend waiting to do this hike for the ground to be frozen. It was very very muddy. |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Great spot but bad for conditions. Was underwater. Should have waited for snow. |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Great. Muddy spots but not bad |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | The trails are clearly marked. As of 1/7/23 the trails are a little muddy and the inclines slippery. Use caution. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | This was a great hike! |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | We love this trail in the summer. This was our first time hiking it in the winter - we think it was even more beautiful! |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Nice trail. A good number of people hiking. Mild day. |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Not very muddy. Easy to follow trails. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Always a wonderful walk in the woods |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great! Not overly muddy! |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | There were some very muddy spots. Great trails, well marked. Love it here. |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Very muddy in spots. Lots of elevation. The creek crossings were fine, no problem. Absolutely beautiful! My first time here. I will be back. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Peaceful! |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Muddy but awesome |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful new trail! |
| 01/08/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | White-orange-red-blue trails .. muddy but beautiful! |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Loved the tree labels! Learned a few new things. |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Very pretty. Not too much mud |
| 01/07/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | It's always a good day here. It was a winter wonderland today. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Muddy but what a great addition to the challenge:-) |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | A little muddy, but the dusting of snow made the trail passable. We saw a few people out and about, and the scenery was gorgeous as always! |
| 01/07/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Hike was good. A bit muddy. Had trouble finding course and think I got the right wetlands overlook |
| 01/07/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Completed this hike right after TIFFT. Still gray skies. Muddy and wet trails. Had to walk around some larger puddles. Saw a bunch of deer and some recently split/fallen trees. |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A favorite |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Just enough snow |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Dry and ideal conditions! |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | It was wonderful to be outdoors! It was a bummer that there was no sun at all. Due to the recent rain and melting snow, it was very muddy in many parts. There were still some patches of deep snow and wide, deep puddles. We were fortunate enough to reach the Challenge Landmark at the exact time a train was coming down the track. |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Beautiful waterfall! |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Loved all the wildlife |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Love this hike. |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/08/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Met Fen the Aussie on the trail.👍 |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Easy hike, except for the stairs. We started at the bottom and went up. We did not go all the way to the end. We turned around shortly after the second waterfall where we came upon the fallen rocks. We chose to go back from there. |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | The trail is always new. |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 1 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | I love this trail! Easy but lots to look at. |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | A little muddy, took some time to figure out where the outlook was. Great photo ops! |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Alittle snow alittle mudd, great temp. Absolutely fabulous day of hiking |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Lovely trail as always |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | A favorite! |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Like the hike, but really those granite slaps that put in for steps NEED , TO BE FIXED |
| 01/06/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Easy to follow trail markers. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Excellent outside, perfect weather |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | I like Sprague despite losing my hat there last year. Should havs taken the Jeep down this time tho as the roads were sloppy. The tail was a mix of snow and mud still. |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | One of my close to home favorites. Perfect hike day. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | One of my new favorite trails, pretty soggy conditions |
| 01/03/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Very pretty! Quite muddy but still easy to hike. |
| 01/07/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Not too much mud, lots of deer. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | One of my favorites, was a bit muddy but not awful |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Glorious AM. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Saw a horned owl sleeping in a tree |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great trail and view, was muddy that day because of recent rain and warmer temps |
| 01/07/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Poor trail signage. Avenza was very helpful. Very wet and muddy in some parts. Mostly flat. Lake was very pretty. |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | What I love about this challenge is that it gets me to places I wouldn't have otherwise hiked. The Carlton Hill MUA is one of them, and I will certainly be back. I hiked the recommended loop counter-clockwise, starting by walking west a couple hundred yards on the road to the trailhead. The first ascent was very wet and muddy as were sections of the trail in the south east corner in the flat section by the creek. Overall though, this area was really cool and I'll definitely be back in drier conditions to explore more of this area. |
| 01/07/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Muddy |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Gunshots in the distance and disc golf players. Very calm otherwise. |
| 12/31/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Pretty muddy with all the melting snow. Saw several deer. The trail map showed the challenge landmark out beyond the boundaries of the preserve and was hard to find in the snow; might want to consider an alternate in the future. |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Stayed up top due to children. Muddy in spots but enjoyable! |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Beautiful! We had a light snowfall and the trail for the most part is in great condition. There was a little mud and one tree down on the outer ridge trail. But it was easy to get around. |
| 01/07/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Awesome hike! |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Perfect, not too muddy. Felt like I had the place to myself. |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | I really like walking near a creek and in the woods. This spot is perfect! The falls were full - the most I’ve ever seen them! |
| 01/06/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Nice walk with woods & lake. You certainly know the tree as soon as you see it! |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | We enjoy this hike. The scenery is great! It wasn’t too muddy until we reached the bigger waterfall - there was some now there as well. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Very muddy, lots of water. Would avoid until it's covered in snow |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Mud |
| 01/07/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | First winter hike and just as I thought, I love it. |
| 01/07/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/07/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W5 Canadaway SF | 4 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 4 | |
| 12/29/2022 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 12/21/2022 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Tift is nice any time of the year. Still some snow left from the blizzard. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Nice hike in the woods with a little snow. |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Muddy but nice view! |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Easy trail but very pretty and enjoyable |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Beautiful trail and I enjoy the scramble from lower to upper. Mostly dry today. |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | A great hike with beautiful views of the gorge and the Niagara River! No snow or ice today - muddy in spots. Proceed with caution on the steps connecting the lower trail to the upper trail. |
| 01/06/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Great park. Nice trails. Just be aware of the gun club across the street. |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Overall very good hike. The stairs going up are starting to wash out, so be careful. I am glad I went up. |
| 01/06/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Sleeting! |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | A bit muddy |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | Trail conditions were great. Light snowfall. Good footing. Good workout. |
| 01/06/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | The initial climb was a workout, but a great hike overall. We were lucky enough to have a recent snowfall where every little twig was coated. Absolutely beautiful. |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Plugged drain made last leg of trail impassable |
| 01/06/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Great day to be outdoors! Very wet and muddy but that was expected. Saw many deer along the trails. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Great hike. A little muddy and the steps from lower to upper trail are rather disheveled. |
| 01/05/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | The water was really high in places. We should have waited for colder weather. |
| 01/05/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | • Trails mostly good: some mud, snow, and pooled water • Snow not suitable for snowshoes or spikes: too much bare trail • Excessive water at the trail to observation mound so I didn’t get to the challenge landmark • Maybe should have worn my mud/water boots instead of hiking boots |
| 01/06/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike. Trails are very muddy. |
| 12/31/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Never disappoints! |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Refuge alive with geese. Really cool chorus. |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Trail to the landmark was very wet with a little creek flowing across it. Had to wade through it. Left with very wet feet. Lots of deer along the trails. Not afraid of us at all. |
| 01/06/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Nice trail, bit sketchy with discgolf on trail |
| 01/06/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | |
| 01/06/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Cons: extremely muddy and slippery! Use caution when hiking. Would not recommend for young kids or elderly folks. Walking sticks are helpful Pros: trails are all very nicely marked and the landmark is easy to get to! |
| 01/06/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice and easy hike. Well kept trails. One part was slightly flooded , but a lot less flooding than I expected given our recent weather. |
| 01/06/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Very muddy. The trails were very clearly marked. The end of it was my favorite with the canopy of hemlock trees. |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | It was muddy in spots, but the waterfalls were great. |
| 01/06/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | The waterfalls were beautiful .. it’s was muddy but not too bad |
| 01/06/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | This was a pretty nice hike. Super muddy but we’ll marked. |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Not sure I have the correct location, trail wanted me to proceed to post property! |
| 01/03/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike, deep mud and flooded but light rain looked like fog and it was brilliant. I never noticed this trail in the new park, too. |
| 12/29/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Beautiful, peaceful, easy hike. Lots of ponds and wildlife. No snow or ice, a bit muddy in spots, but not too bad. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Nice day for a hike! Trail is only slightly muddy at the start and then really nice. The waterfall is really flowing and very pretty. |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | It was quite an adventure with the creek crossing! Loved the views |
| 01/05/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | This forest seems so magical! Love the streams and waterfalls |
| 01/05/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Sprague Brook park always brings back memories for me. I was at the Boy Scouts winter jamboree here for a few years when I was a teenager. We were able to see some deer crossing the path today as we came up on the pond. As you can see from the picture, our dog Greta was able to have her best friends with us. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Trails were in good shape. Creek flowing faster and fuller than any time we had been there. Spoke with maintenance man who had spent the morning clearing the trails and was coming back after lunch. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Love this park. Well maintained trails. The water was really flowing today, down the streams and over the waterfall. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Nice day for a hike! Trail is only slightly muddy at the start and then really nice. The waterfall is really flowing and very pretty. |
| 01/05/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | A great trail with excellent gorge views, but the conditions were very wet and muddy due to the two day rainfall and massive snow melt. I chose not to cross the creek above the falls but did see three people and a dog get across. |
| 01/05/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | A nice quick hike to the point- pretty muddy in spots. We piggy-backed and continued on the conservation trail (which is always a great hike) to pack on a few more miles! |
| 01/05/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Nice day. A little muddy but lower trail better than upper. Big rock slide at 2nd waterfall. |
| 01/05/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | A gray damp day. I missed the switchback to the lake road so we hiked around through grass and mud, but it was not too bad considering all the rain we had. It was nice to hear geese and no guns at the range. Part of the trail looks like it was whacked out by a bush hog and lots of broken trees and branches on either side. It would look better covered in snow |
| 01/05/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | 40 degree, over cast and partly sunny, no wind to speak of, no snow, lots of mud. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | There was barely anyone there which was so cool. There were a few water crossings though- one that might be difficult for some. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Muddy in some places, overall not bad. |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | On of our favorites |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | I love hanging out on the boardwalk |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/05/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | A little squishy (mud). Waterfall was really flowing. |
| 01/05/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | Another muddy/snowy hike. Very easy |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Always love Beaver Meadows! Trails are nicely marked and maintained. |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful; peaceful |
| 01/04/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Wet hike in the rain |
| 01/01/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Lots of flowing water for all the waterfalls. Trail was between muddy and slushy with a little hard pack. Spikes recommended. Poles also help. |
| 01/04/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 4 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/04/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Hiked in the rain but still beautiful views. |
| 01/04/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | Always beautiful. |
| 01/04/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | It's pleasant. |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | As we hiked down to the lower trail the seagulls swooped down through the mist over the river. With the power plant behind us we climbed the stairs to the upper trail and hiked our way over the waterfall. The air was full of atmosphere today. Which over cast sky’s and a light mist in the air. Just when we got close to the parking lot, it began to rain. We stopped to look at the new art at the trail head and then went into town for pastries. |
| 01/04/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Always a great hike at Beaver Meadow! In the pine groves there was no mud, but pretty muddy everywhere else after all the rain we have had. At least we got our hike in before the rain today. Lots of volunteers there today making sure the trails are in good shape! |
| 01/04/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Trails in good condition even with the snow melt and rain, although there were a few muddy and standing water spots. Some downed trees. |
| 01/04/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Very muddy, but well marked hiking trail!! This was an enjoyable hike. |
| 01/04/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | It was a fun easy hike. Always pretty. |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Nice hike. A little muddy in spots. |
| 01/04/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | One of my favorite places, so much to see. |
| 01/04/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Trails in very good shape after the blizzard, thanks to the preserve crew. I believe the distance units should be km, not mi. I finished the suggested route in way to short a time. |
| 01/04/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Muddy in some spots generally good trail conditions otherwise. |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Love this park. Snow melt + rain = lots of waterfalls. The trail wasn't too muddy, and I could walk with just my regular hiking boots. Needed to step over some fallen trees on the trail due to the recent storms in the area. |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Muddy but well marked |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Tifft was very wet and swampy due to the snow melt. |
| 12/31/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Lots of wildlife to see. |
| 12/30/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | The weather conditions made this hike a bit more challenging than usual, however, we enjoyed the workout, views, and laughs along the way. The creek was raging and the waterfalls were magnificent! Love this trail! |
| 12/29/2022 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Always a favorite! Love the new landmark - a new place in the park for me! |
| 01/03/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | After a later start due to a discussion with my husband and daughter of the Damar Hamlin situation, we hiked Tifft in rapidly diminishing light. The snow was melted in large areas leaving large puddles in its place. We hiked in wet boots and using flashlights by our halfway point. Other than the 10 or so deer we saw periodically while beginning this hike, we saw no wildlife. We plan to repeat Tifft later this season when we can enjoy it in better lighting and give it a chance to show off its winter wildlife. |
| 12/30/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | gorgeous location - but so stinking cold and rainy today! will definitely go again when its not so cold and wet 🙂 |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | The hike was great! The trail was very easy, great for pets and children. The conditions were great. The weather was about 35 and the trail had a great path- some places were a little muddy. Nice waterfall! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Trail in good shape. Still slush on about half. A few trees down across the path, including one across the board walk handrails. Nothing will stop your hike. Keep your eyes open as you drive in. We saw a red tail hawk, lifting off with a kill and a Bald Eagle fly from very low into a nearby tree |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Trail in good shape. Still slush on about half. A few trees down across the path, including one across the board walk handrails. Nothing will stop your hike. Keep your eyes open as you drive in. We saw a red tail hawk, lifting off with a kill and a Bald Eagle fly from very low into a nearby tree |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | It was fun! Love the views. |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Trail was generally in good shape. Several trees down across the paths that need to be removed. Not bad enough to prevent use. This is a nice place for a quick hike |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Trail was generally in good shape. Several trees down across the paths that need to be removed. Not bad enough to prevent use. This is a nice place for a quick hike |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | This is the type of hike I love. |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Fun hike with Riley and Gracie, |
| 01/03/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Cold and wet today lol planned to do art park after while out this way but went and got hot cocoa instead 🙂 |
| 01/03/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | 👍👍👍 |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Beautiful hike, and have the option to keep going as the gorge rim trails all connect! Recommend to anyone! |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 12/31/2022 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 12/31/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | I always like coming here! |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Good one! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | I always love to hike here |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Always love a hike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Quick and easy hike! |
| 01/03/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Nice day for a hike. No snow and not much mud. |
| 01/03/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Went with wife, tough trails and a lot of rain. |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | Hiked with dog. Great place. |
| 12/31/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/03/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | Short, but nice trail |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 2 | Not particularly challenging |
| 01/03/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Will always be one of my favorites. Muddy in some areas. |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | The hike was great not sure if the photo location was in the right spot. Sign said end of park. The straight trail to the marker was very covered with downed tress and un marked. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | This is one of my favorite hikes, but this is the first time to do it in the winter. A little muddy, but nothing too unbearable. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | It was quite warm for the time of year and some of the trail still had snow. Slushy/melty so most snow was easy to walk over. a bit muddy in spots but not bad. I had been to Reinstein Woods in the fall but enjoyed it in the winter too. |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | I live really close & do this hike ALOT. It’s a nice hike! |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Wet! |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Third time here. Always nice hike. Map is always wrong at the curve in the way back of the park. You’d think I’d get it right after the third time! Maybe the 4th time is the charm. |
| 12/30/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Such a beautiful place to hike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Very pretty. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Deer were plentiful during this moderate New Year’s holiday Monday. My 4th hike with a great group. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Nice hike taken with friends. (Only my 3rd). The weather was warm for this time of year. Fun and moderate exertion. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Perfect for the kids. |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Love this place, it’s 5 minutes from my house. Spent an extra hour here after I finished the trail just to keep hiking until dark. The perfect place to start because I know it well, and it’s probably the easiest hike in these challenges. |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Getting used to deep mud and crossing streams! However, unless I missed something, the challenge landmark is 3/4 of a mile away from the designated path. |
| 12/26/2022 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Looks like I forgot to submit this one! |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Love this place! Woods, meadows, and ponds; the trails are well marked and maintained with varying terrain. Great place for families! |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Nice hike! Trails were sloppy with slushy snow, melting ice, standing water and mud but very manageable. Definitely worth completing today. |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Trail was muddy at times but overall it was an enjoyable hike. The falls and sound of the fast moving waters was very relaxing. |
| 01/02/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | Slippery on the way down. But that elevation gain was awesome. |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | A bit muddy but not bad. Nice hike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | A nice challenge for today. A bit muddy on the blue trail on our return. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | It was a mix of snow and mud. Got a little mixed up, but Avenza maps to the rescue! Nice day for a hike. |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Great hike! Muddy areas on the trail in some spots, the bridge is also wobbly when crossing. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | The sparrows were landing near and on us. Also saw a spotted owls that a group of photographers pointed out |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | I won’t lie I got turned around a lot and totally missed having to cross the main road but I figured it out and found the tree in question. Would love to see this one in snow. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | The trail was challenging but perfect for today. A bit muddy in spots and the stairs from the lower trail to the upper were very challenging. The map works great! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | These two trails were in very good shape. Packed snow here and there and where there was no snow, the trails were quite dry all things considered. Very little wildlife out and about today however, the trails were quite quiet. Always enjoy the boardwalk hikes at Iroquois however. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Easy, local hike - great for beginners and experienced alike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Great hike! Never been out that far, glad I was with my hiking family might not have made it to the landmark |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | It was hard to know where the landmark tree was so I took a pic with the hill to prove I was there. Muddy but manageable. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Never been on this trail. Very nice loop! |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Loved this hike. Beautiful views!! |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great day for a waterfall hike with all the snow melt! |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Mud!! |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Great hike! |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Home was excellent |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Tough hike with the icy trial and high water/slush! |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Fantastic 2023 News years day hike! Make it a great year! |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Nice day! |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Nice! |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Nice day! |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | First time on these trails. The Oak trees were amazing to see and to think what was going on in the US(or before it was the US) when the tree sprouted! A great easy trail when you just need to get out for a quick walk. No snow on the trails and a bit muddy in spots. Trail markings were worn off the trees but still easy to find your way. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | A quiet, easy trail to hike. Very little snow, some blowdown. |
| 12/31/2022 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Grew up hiking this area and it is always a delight. Love the geomorphology throughout this area. |
| 12/31/2022 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Nice and relaxing. Great for the Birding challenge when that starts. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Reinstein is a beautiful park! Easy hiking, lots of ponds. |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Ok hike, very muddy |
| 12/31/2022 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Nice workout! Locally we call the photo location "the Top of the World" |
| 12/31/2022 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Nice hike but the trails are not marked that well. |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | Nice hike, so many junctions! |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Nice hike in dreary weather. Muddy conditions, but not sloppy. The staircase near the bridge is in bad shape, but we made it down safely using our hiking poles. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Really enjoyed the hike, however the steps from the upper trail to the lower trail need work. Some had slipped out of place and can by slippery. |
| 01/02/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | No snow. Muddy in some spots |
| 01/02/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 5 | Love this forest. Was a busy place, larger group w/an off leash dog. Quick pics and we were on our way. These trails were a little muddy, slippery wet leaves due to drainage. |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Beautiful área, and perfect weather! Very nicely maintained and marked trails. The view at the top, amazing! |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | This hike was awesome! |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | The trails are in great shape, well marked. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | No snow, minimal mud |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Very muddy, a few downed trees, especially on the purple trail. Loved it! |
| 01/03/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | First hike for this challenge. First time I made it all the way to the gorge trail access point. Lots of other people on the trail enjoying the New Year and a sunny afternoon. Lots of muddy spots as well. Seemed worse on the way back with so much sun and so many people walking the trail. |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | The hike was great! It was a little muddy but not terrible. My only complaint is that the steps to the lower trail are very unsafe. Otherwise it was amazing! |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | Lovely park, lovely hike. Just a bit muddy in spots. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | So much fun! |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | Always looks different! |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | No snow at all on the trail. Muddy in a few spots, but not bad. |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Loved exploring this newer area! View was awesome. Squishy and fun hike 🙂 |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Muddy! |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Invigorating trail. Always love any trail in ASP. Thoroughly enjoyed being able to see both the reservoir and Quaker Lake. I will do this one again and again |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | Muddy! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Definitely want to return for XC skiing and with my wife and two five year olds. |
| 01/02/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Great hike muddy in some spots love this park so beautiful |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | If you like mud and thorns then this is the hike for you. Would like to come back either with snow/ice or during the drier part of summer. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Great hike. Lots of mud in some places. Really want to camp here and see a sunset |
| 01/01/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Great hike led by a very informative guide! |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Liked the new to me section, alittle confused about sinage, but we followed Avenza |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Loved the trail. Very muddy. |
| 12/31/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | I am late in submitting this already-written new year's eve report, but here it is: There are still many large sections of thicker packed snow, but the snowpack is getting softer. There were also patches of slush and bare dirt. Spikes are highly recommended. We walked upstream at the stream crossing in search of a more narrow width to cross. My daughter made it across successfully using a long stick as a support. Of course, the ice cracked as I stepped onto it and I fell on my left side into the cold, fast-running water. You do not stay down for long in a situation like that so I righted myself quickly and we were soon on our way with my foot sloshing in my boot. As expected, the landmark waterfall was flowing heavily. We took our picture and continued. We chose to attempt crossing the stream at the log on our return trip. I hadn't noticed a second log parallel to the first earlier. On this pass, we made our way across moving sideways on our hands and knees with our hands on one wet log and our knees (shins) on the other, thicker one. It was not the most comfortable way to cross but it got us safely to where we needed to be. We had only a very light rain during our hike until we were in sight of the parking lot when the rain picked up. I enjoyed today's hike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | Sloppy hike but still nice. LOTS of deer that come up pretty close which my kids loved. I think the challenge landmark is off a bit - thanks for the friendly hiker that gave me the heads up. |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 3 | Trail was muddy and very populated I enjoy this hike more with snow. Again, just great to be outdoors |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Recommend spikes and walking sticks, the Trail was muddy and wet. Also need to cross the creek. 1st hike of the year!! Felt great to get outside and move! |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Great place to start the winter challenge. A few trees down blocking the trails but east to climb over or under. Some packed wet snow and wet leaves on the trails. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Nice hike today. No wind, moderate temps. The trails are in good shape just somewhat mushy. The outermost trail is closed off making the hike about 2 miles in length. |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Trail was in great shape considering the snow, rain and melting the past week thanks to the gravel. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | Wonderful! |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Crazy muddy hike but fun and it was very mystical with the woods and after the storm. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Been forever since I've been to Tifft. Won't be so long till the next. |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W7 College Lodge Forest | 5 | Some fallen trees across the trail. Easily navigated around. |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | First time in that short trail. Was unaware that NYS had an official State Fossil. Lovely day. |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Pfeiffer Nature Center is one of our favorite places to hike - both the Lillibridge property and the Eshelman property. We are so glad to see this trail as an option as it features all the wonderful things about the southern tier of WNY. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | I liked the state symbols! |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Good trail conditions. Lots of birds. |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Love Beaver Meadow. Trails only had a few isolated muddy spots. Beautiful day for a walk. |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | This was a neat part of the park. Good for all seasons. |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Muddy and wet use crampons and or poles |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Beautiful hike, but very muddy! |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | A little bit muddy, lots of birds, sound of I 90, friendly people, lots of length options |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Always nice along the Niagara gorge trails. Pretty. Refreshing. |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | With the snow melt the trails were someone slippery and full of churned up snow, but RW is always a great walk regardless. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Little slush on parts of the trail that will turn slick for maybe a total of 100 yards or so. Spikes recommend if freezing. |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Little muddy but almost no snow |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | So many great trees, but I chose the Variegated Leaf Tulip Tree as my favorite, for sentimental reasons. I have visited this tree for the last theee years on Beaver Meadow hikes. It is a fast grower, and someone is doing a great job keeping it growing straight and tall. Thanks to the arborist! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | Very nice hike on Onandago Trail through some Swamps and mostly wooded! Hope it is added to summer hikes. The road would be inaccessible if there had been snow. It was a little rough. |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Beautiful trail but very muddy |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | One of my favorites |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | I would definitely come back here! It was beautiful but crazy muddy. It will be difficult to pass with the upcoming rain. Definitely bring your trekking poles! |
| 01/09/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 4 | Muddy, creek is high |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | Very nice, little damp! LOL! |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 1 | Very very muddy and slippery. I fell in the first quarter mile. Would not recommend until it freezes over. |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Love that there is a new location this winter. Ran into some WNY Land Conservancy folks and they gave us the lowdown on purchasing Mossy Point. Super muddy but we were prepared. Are “mud spikes” a thing? (The muddy footprint designation is definitely warranted here.) Beautiful nonetheless. We picked up some of the Hunters Creek trails to make our hike longer. Great spot, we will definitely return here. |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | Always a pleasant hike! Lots of blue jays. 💙 |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | Butt kicker!! What a way to start the challenge. |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | What a great trail!!!! This is such a fun addition to the challenge. Conditions were VERY muddy, so you definitely want appropriate footwear if you're headed this way. |
| 01/02/2023 | W16 North Harmony SF | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | Muddy! Fantastic trail- I’m exhausted! |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Muddy but good! |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 5 | New favorite!👍👍👍👍👍 |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 5 | Scenic, varied terrain with lots of sights to explore! Porta-Potty at trailhead was added bonus. |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 4 | Slightly muddy. |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Always a great hike near home! Love the new landmark to mix it up a bit! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | This has become my favorite new park. Not as muddy as I anticipated. Wet leaves made the hills a bit treacherous, though. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 | A little muddy but pretty good considering there was a blizzard a week ago. |
| 01/02/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Always enjoy the terrain and wildlife in this beautiful nature preserve. Foggy day for a hike! |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Very muddy! |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | It’s so nice to visit during the winter season! |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Very muddy! |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | A great hike! Trail is well marked and easy to follow. Saw several other hike challengers. A little muddy, a little slippery at times but nothing a hiker couldn’t handle |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | Family-Friendly hike |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | Lots of snow and flooding obstacles but it made the hike more fun! |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 5 | There were lots of snow and flooding obstacles but it made it more fun! |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | Trail is MUD. Sloppy and should probably be avoided until it dries or freezes. |
| 01/02/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Part of trail near big gully has trail closed signs, I assume because the trail is being undermined. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | A bit muddy and slippery at times. Saw lots of deer. |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W12 Holland Ravines | 5 | Hiked in a t-shirt, on my birthday! |
| 01/02/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W6 Carlton Hill MUA | 4 | First hill a bit much…. |
| 01/02/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Gorgeous hike! Conservation trail and purple trail were muddy. Purple trail was a little tricky to follow due to the number of downed trees and less traffic. Hard to tell what was runoff and what was trail in places and purple painted blazes were a bit faded. Avenza was very handy. |
| 01/01/2023 | W5 Canadaway SF | 5 | GREAT FUN. A little muddy. |
| 01/02/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | Muddy in spots. |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | I love this hike. |
| 01/02/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | Fabulous- a bonus day in WNY! |
| 01/02/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 3 | Very wet, I would say a good 1/4 of the trail was wading through standing melted water. There was also a 2 1/2 foot diameter tree fallen across the path that needed a o be scrambled over, so if you’re short be prepared to straddle it. The water fall was ROARING and the trail was busy. Absolutely gorgeous. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | Shallow mud on most of trail, stairs slick, pretty coated with thank you wet clay. |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | Great day for a hike. Some mud and some trees down, but mostly clear trails! |
| 01/02/2023 | W17 Pfeiffer Nature Center | 4 | Love traveling to new spots! |
| 01/02/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/02/2023 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Very slippery in spots! Wish I brought spikes! Both waterfalls raging...beautiful |
| 12/30/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | First time at Mossy Point & it did not disappoint! I will be back. Thanks Mike |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | slushy snow, many hikers. Liked more than one state symbol! |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 5 | Difficult to believe that the area was hit by a blizzard a week ago! Not much snow left on the ground, trail was easy to follow, scenery was beautiful. |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Such a nice new trail good uphill trek then a lovely hike through woods , |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | |
| 12/28/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | This was a nice bright after noon. |
| 12/30/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | Spectacular Falls along the way and at the end. Snow shoes made it doable. |
| 01/01/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | An absolutely amazing First Day Hike with Mike! No snow or ice (except for the ice at the creek crossing), muddy in spots, and lots of wet, somewhat slippery leaves. |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Lots of mud for January |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | Great first day hike. |
| 01/01/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 5 | Beautiful hike. Perfect conditions . |
| 12/28/2022 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | |
| 12/29/2022 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W8 Deer Lick | 5 | First day hike. Loved the overlook to the creek. Trail was great! Learned a lot about the trees from mike |
| 12/31/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | |
| 12/30/2022 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | I hiked the trail with a friend after it had been in the 50's for a few days. The waterfalls were splashing, but there were also 3 instances where there were rock slides! Two along the path, one on the Canadian side. You may want to include a warning with some of the trails! Still a beautiful hike though! |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 3 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | One of my very favorite places to hike. Love the woodlands and beautiful pine forest; abundant wildlife |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 2 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | We took a chance and went this afternoon with light rain falling. Trails were muddy and a bit slippery. Love being outside. |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 1 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 2 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 5 | Muddy but still a nice hike. |
| 01/01/2023 | W13 Iroquois NWR | 4 | I like that this is a new trail in this area! The pine tree section is pretty. |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 3 | A really big tree was blown down from the storm! |
| 01/01/2023 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Great place for a walk in the woods. |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Easy, pretty and enjoyable hike. |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | Great hike! Muddy but great signage & supremely upgraded parking! |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | Always a pleasant easy hike. Cool to see the ponds frozen over. Trails a combination of snow, slush and clear to trail, but not muddy. |
| 12/30/2022 | W9 Eighteen Mile Creek | 5 | This was a rewarding experience. Waterfalls at the end is spectacular. |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 4 | First Day Hike with my cousin and her daughter. Beautiful trail. Not too muddy. There was a tree down covering the trail, but there was a way around it. It was a perfect hike! |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 5 | This hike was a great start to the new year! Muddy yes. |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W4 Bond Lake Park | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W2 Artpark SP | 4 | Really muddy. Looks like the upper portion of the stairs were partially washed up. |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 3 | A bit rainy this afternoon, but nice and quiet on the trails as a result. My first time at Mossy Point and enjoyed learning to use Avenza Maps for my hike. Visibility at the overlook was more obscured than I anticipated, but still a nice destination. Great way to spend New Years Day! |
| 12/29/2022 | W14 Lockport Nature Trails | 5 | Sun peaked out and it was good. |
| 01/01/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 5 | A bit muddy in spots but beautiful pine forest. |
| 01/01/2023 | W18 Reinstein Woods | 4 | The blue bird is my favorite state symbol! |
| 01/01/2023 | W15 Mossy Point | 4 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W10 Franklin Gulf | 4 | Nice hike. Blue trail very wet and muddy. Slippery slopes. |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W20 Tifft Nature Preserve | 4 | We got cocky- it was warm today when we left and thought it was a quick easy hike. Started raining, and left the kids rain gear at home. Rookie mistake. |
| 01/01/2023 | W19 Sprague Brook | 5 | Great day for a hike. Northern snowmobile trail a little muddy. Regular hiking shoes ok for these trails. |
| 01/01/2023 | W3 Beaver Meadow | 5 | |
| 01/01/2023 | W1 ASP Mt Tuscarora | 4 | Very challenging trail, but I love this hike, especially without leaves on the trees. Trail was in very good condition- very little mud, but the decent was almost treacherous due to wet leaves. |
| 01/01/2023 | W11 Genesee County Park | 4 |