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Visited April 8, 2023
Visited April 8, 2023
Address: I used Google Maps to get to Weeks Road, Panama, NY, and then travelled a bit further to find the parking at the lower end of the trail where I left my car. This time, I remembered to use my Google maps to get the GPS coordinates: 42degrees 01'22.9"N 79degrees 31'37.5"W
My husband dropped me off at the Eggleston Hill Road trail marker M. Google Maps was not helpful in finding the parking spots for the trail; I relied on the PDF provided on the website for the trail and used Google Maps to get me to Eggleston Hill Road, North Harmony, NY. (Link to the PDF map is below.) The Google maps GPS coordinates for this marker: 42 degrees 06'43.2"N 79 degrees 30'40.2"W
Parking: Room for 10+ cars, dirt parking lot at Weeks Road, Panama
30 degrees at 9:15 AM, 53 degrees at 2:46 PM, sunny, no significant breeze, 9:15 AM-2:46 PM
No restroom facilities available
The trail is free.
Leashed pets are welcome but I left Wesley home today.
The trail has a natural surface interrupted by occasional wooden bridges.
I walked 11.35 miles according to my phone's walking app and 9.57 miles with 939 feet of elevation gain according to Strava (I think it missed a few miles because it also only thought I was hiking for 4 hours and 13 minutes. I obviously still have some learning to do with using the Strava app). The hike included natural trails with no snow, no ice, and less than a half inch of mud in some places. There was one bridgeless stream to cross with a few slippery stepping stones. The trail was quiet except for the occasional sound of water, birdsong, woodpeckers pecking, my footsteps, a chainsaw during the last mile, and few distant vehicles passing on the nearby roads. According to the map available in the trail boxes, the trail should be around 8.41 miles between these two markers; I am not sure why the disparity of mileage unless there was re-routing since the paper map was produced.
Sections of the trail were well marked with frequent blue paint and wooden markers. There were other areas, especially where snowmobile/horse multi-use trails crossed the Overland Trail where there were not as many markers as I would have liked to see.
I am sure that I am not the only person who would benefit from a small sign by each roadside trail marker that stated the name of the road that is being crossed.
There were sections of trail where the cell signal was very weak or non-existent.
I would not recommend a stroller for this hike. There were downed trees in the trail, muddy sections, and a creek crossing. Some of the bridges are getting old and missing sections in them but not as bad as the middle section of the trail I did back in February.
I had the trail to myself except for passing two runners and a hiker who were going north while I was going south. And I said hi to a nice lady raking the gravel out of her yard when I walked the trail at the edge of her yard.
I really enjoyed today's walk. The trails have been built up with gravel for most of today's trail and were not as muddy as the northern section of the trail; this section is much nicer to hike than I remember it being back during our early geocaching days in 2006 and 2007. The sunshine, birdsong, and the small ephemerals beginning to bloom were exactly what I had hoped to find in a peaceful, early springtime walk. The woods were just beginning to "green" and even though there has been maintenance cutting that has been occurring in the last sections of this trail, seeing spring arrive can be magical.
I would avoid this trail during hunting season which is why I have been working on it these past few months.
I did not see any trash while on this section of trail except when I was walking along Kings Corners Road.
A few mosquitos were starting to wake up today. One actually bit me. I had sprayed my pant legs but not my arms when I started; because when I started, I was still wearing long sleeves.
Even in summer, I would wear long pants for the briars at the edge of the trail which I am sure will grow during the warmer months and spray to avoid ticks.
I saw people prints, dog prints, deer prints, evidence of recent beaver activity and a pileated woodpecker, two chipmunks, and a duck that I scared off. There were mosses, fern, blackberries, teasel, ground pine, spring beauty, trout lily, skunk cabbage, cat tail, and a variety of tree species including cherry, oak, birch, beech, pine, willow, staghorn sumac, hemlock and maple.
The trail webpage for closure or notices to check before visiting: https://hikechautauqua.com/west-trail/
The PDF map can be downloaded from: https://hikechautauqua.com/map/west-trail-map/.
Paper map available in the sign-in boxes on the trail @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
My starting point at Eggleston Hill Road @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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A bench over on those left mounds @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Some ice erupting from the cold ground this morning. It was in some shady spots along the trail today. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
I grew up knowing this as ground pine or princess pine. There were large populations of this and leeks or ramps greening up the "forest floor". @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
One of the small crossings @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Cool old tree and neat patterns in the ice @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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View from the bridge looking to the left @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
View from the bridge looking to the right @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Approaching the pond and the shelters @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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On the upward climb above the shelters @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Ramps or leeks @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
One of many mossy stumps @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Trout lillies just beginning to emerge @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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At the trail edge @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Muddy section of trail @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Parking Area on Route 474 @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Parking Area on Route 474 @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Grand old tree @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Kings Corners Road: I hung a left here even though the arrow was missing from the sign @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Walked up the hill until I saw this sign @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Walked along the righthand side of this field @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
This signpost is showing its age @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
So is the bridge...it held me though @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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This tree blocked the trail @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
The website said nothing of trail closings so I assumed this sign was for the snowmobile/horse/multi use trail that came to an end where there was no bridge anymore. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
No bridge down by the stop sign. I hung a left and followed the trail sign. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
This is the water that I crossed. It was only a few inches deep. When I was on the other side, blue paint and trail markers were very far apart but I managed to stay on the trail. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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@ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
For awhile, there were no blue blazes, just pink ribbons to follow. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Evidence of a squirrel living above @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
@ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Spring beauties @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Leeks or ramps @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
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Skunk cabbage @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
Skunk cabbage @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
@ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
This "Parking Lot" sign led me to believe I was almost done but I had a ways to go before I reached the "S" signpost. @ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
@ Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail From Eggleston Hill Rd [Point M] to Weeks Road [Point S]
I made it! It took me three separate trips but I walked the trail from start to finish. I definitely enjoyed the first and last sections the most.
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