Trails Committee About | Public Hike Schedule | Trail Maps & Descriptions                                   In early 1997 the Penfield Trails Committee was created as an advisory committee to the Parks and Recreation Board. The mission of this committee is to "Create a hiking/biking trail committee to work with the Town of Penfield (Parks and Recreation Dept., Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Town Board) to promote, improve and develop present and future trails/routes that best meet the needs of the residents of the Town of Penfield". Trail Work & Maintenance The Penfield Trails Committee is involved in building new trails and maintaining approximately 15 miles of trails within the Town of Penfield. This includes trails located in Town of Penfield Parks, Monroe County Parks (Ellison, Wetlands Center, Abraham Lincoln Park) and connecting linkage trails around Town that have easements on private land. The maintenance of these trails requires annual, and sometimes semi-annual attention. Trimming of brush, clearing fallen trees or limbs, restoring trail surface with wood chips, re-routing trail to avoid obstacles or improve safety, are some of the maintenance tasks that are needed. Building new trails in town is an ongoing effort which is guided by our Trails Master Plan. The timing is determined by land becoming available for trail routes, and an assessment by our committee of public needs.The Penfield Trails Committee has established some fixed days each month for working on trails. The second Wednesday of the month, and the second Saturday following the second Wednesday have been set as out standard work days. Additional special workdays days have been scheduled*, and others will be as needs dictate.    Date   Time    Trail Maintenance Task  5/1/10 Sat. * 9 am-noon Wild Iris Trail at Hipp Brook Preserve  Trail improvement with Genesee Land Trust. Trim and spread wood chips.  5/12/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  Harris Whalen Park  Trim and improve wet areas on lower west side of wooded area.  5/22/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  Honey Creek Trail  Trim, spread wood chips, cut leaning tree, repair switchback, crushed stone and drain at Linear Park.  6/9/10 Wed. 9 am-noon  East Side Wetlands Trail  Trail maintenance. Repair steps and trail surface. (Cancelled. Combine with  7/14/10 work session)  6/19/10 Sat.* 9 am-noon South Ellison Park Overlook Trail  Add steps on steep sections, repair narrow trail sections. (Cancelled. Rescheduled to 7/24/10)  7/14/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  East Side Wetlands Trail  Provide signs and improve trail at Old Browncroft Trail Head (requires easement) and trail maintenance.  7/24/10 Sat.* 9 am-noon South Ellison Park  Overlook Trail  Add steps on steep sections, repair narrow trail sections.  8/11/10 Wed. 9 am-noon TBD    9/8/10 Wed. 9 am-noon  TBD    9/18/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  TBD    10/7/10 Thur.* noon-3 pm  Honey Creek Trail  (RIT Great Lakes Class)  10/13/10 Wed. 9 am-noon  TBD              10/23/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  TBD    11/10/10 Wed. 9 am-noon  TBD    11/20/10 Sat. 9 am-noon  TBD  Upgrade Passport to Wellness sign posts                     * Special occasion trail workday                                                                                                                      Revised 6/18/10 PTC Contacts: Town Trails on Penfield's website Nels Carman - Chairperson, 586-5466, nelscarman@hotmail.com Jim Britt -Trail boss, 377 5668, jebritt@frontiernet.net