All posts by Route Master

April 3, 2021 – Cartersville Trail to Auburn Trail

Turn right out of the parking lot and run 96 towards the Basin. Pick up the Cartersville trail on the right, between Marsh Road and the Marathon gas station, Stay on the trail until you are almost across from Knickerbocker. (Alternately – you can run down 96 to the parking lot for the Auburn Trail) Cross over 96 and get on the Auburn Trail from the parking area.  Cross over Mill Rd, and then cross over Thornell to stay on the Auburn Trail – this will bring you to a driveway that leads to East St. Cross over East St and stay on the Auburn Trail, picking up the trail behind the power substation. Cross over Railroad Mills to stay on Auburn Trail

For 7.8 miles – turn left Woolston, then left on Corduroy. Turn right on Park Rd, then left on 96 and return to the parking lot

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For 9.4 miles – Stay on the Auburn Trail to Probst/Railroad Mills intersection. Turn left and head up the big hill. Turn left on Fishers Rd, then left on Woolston, right on Corduroy,right on Park Rd, then left on 96.

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For 10.6 miles – stay on the Auburn Trail to Fishers Rd. Turn left on Fishers Rd, left on Woolston, right on Corduroy, right on Park Rd, then left on 96.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7388203

For 11.9 miles – stay on Auburn Trail to Main St Fishers. Turn right, then right on Fishers Rd. Left on Woolston, right on Corduroy, right on Park Rd, then left on 96.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7388205

For 14.4 miles – stay on the Auburn Trail to the Lehigh Trail. Turn right onto the Lehigh trail. At Wangum Rd, turn right , then left on Main St. Fishers, then right on Fishers Rd. Left on Woolston, right on Corduroy, right on Park Rd, then left on 96.

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March 27, 2021 – The Springhouse Run

Head out the canal towards Pittsford. You may have to exit the canal path at the first Route 31 bridge, cross over 31 and continue on the canal path, due to bridge work. In the village, go past the railroad trestle and turn right into the Town Highway Department drive. Pick up the trail on the left that will connect over to the Auburn Trail. Cross over French and follow the trail until you are across the street from the Springhouse Commons. Cross over 31 and pick up the old Erie Canal Trail that runs behind Wegmans. Follow this back across French Rd and connect back with the Barge Canal, and follow the canal all the way back to the Basin. Distance is 11.6 miles.

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For around 8 miles, stay on the canal to the 2nd time Rt 31 crosses the canal, turn around and retrace your steps.

For 14.8 miles, follow the standard route. When the Old Erie Canal reconnects with the Barge Canal, turn right and run over to the JCC. Turn around and run all the way back to the basin along the towpath.

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March 20, 2021 – The Fishers Run

The traditional Fishers Run, from the parking lot is 9.5 miles – Turn left onto 96, right on Park Rd.  Turn left on Corduroy, and then left on Woolston.  Turn right on Fishers Rd, then left on Main St. Fishers.  Turn left on Log Cabin, then right on Lower Fishers, and then left on Benson.  Turn right on Fishers Rd, then return thru Powder Mills Park (left on Woolston, right on Corduroy, right on Park Rd)  Turn left on 96 and back to the parking lot.

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Note: You can skip the Lower Fishers option by staying on Log Cabin. This shortens any route by 1 mile.

You can skip Powder Mills Park on the way back by staying on Fishers Rd to 96. This shortens any route by 0.5 miles

For 7.5 miles – take 96 directly to Fishers Rd. Left on Main St. Fishers, then left on Log Cabin. Stay on Log Cabin, then left on Benson, right on Fishers Rd, then left on 96.

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For 12.5 miles – start with the standard route. At Main St. Fishers, turn right, then take a left on Old Dutch. Turn left on 251, left on Wangum, then right on Main St Fishers, and rejoin the standard route. Or take the Lehigh Trail over to Wangum.

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March 13, 2021 – Gillis Rd

All routes – turn left out of the parking lot and head up 96 to the Mall. Turn left onto High St Extension and then left onto High St.

For 12.1 miles – from High St, turn left on Gillis, then left on Cobble Creek Rd. Take the first two right turns to contine on Cobble Creek Rd. Turn left on Egypt Victor Rd, then left on Valentown. Turn right to head up Baker, then left on Steele. Cross over Turk Hill and continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey. Turn right on 96 and return to the parking lot.

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For 8.9 miles – from High St, turn left on Valentown, then left on Baker.  Left on Steele, cross over Turk Hill and continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey. Turn right on 96 and return to the parking lot.

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For 10 miles – follow the 8.9 mile route – when on Neuchatel, stay on Neuchatel all the way over to Moseley. Turn right on Moseley, then left on Garnsey, rejoining the 8.9 mile route.

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For 14 miles – Take Gillis past Cobble Creek. Cross over Egypt-Victor, then turn left on Blazey. Turn left on Richardson, left on Egypt-Victor Rd, then right on Valentown, rejoining the main route.

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For 16 miles – follow 14 mile route. On Blazey – continue on Blazey past Richardson. Blazey changes names to Daley. Turn left on Wilkinson, then left on Egypt-Victor, and rejoin the 14 mile route.

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March 6, 2021 – Knickerbocker Hill the Old Way

March 6, 2021 – Knickerbocker Hill the Old Way

Turn right out of the Park-n-Ride, then turn left onto Thornell. Turn right on Mill Rd, then turn left onto East St. Turn left onto 96, then a left onto Knickerbocker. Turn right onto Mendon Rd, then at the stoplight go straight onto Stone. Stay on Stone (turn left off Tobey). Turn right on Clover, cross over the canal and pick up the canal for the run back to the basin

 http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7567630     (13.0 miles)

(If you bypass the hill on Stone by staying on Tobey to Clover, distance is 12.5 miles) 

For 10.3 miles – on the main route when you get to the stoplight on Mendon Rd, turn right onto South Main St and head into the village of Pittsford. Pick up the canal path at Schoen Place and return to the basin.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7567633      (10.3 miles)

February 27, 2021 – Ayrault and Thayer

Head out the canal towards Fairport. Exit onto Ayrault and turn right, heading east on Ayrault.

For 7.6 miles – Turn right on Turk Hill, right on Garnsey then right on 96.

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For 9.0 miles – Turn right on Hogan, right on 31, left on Turk Hill. Right on Garnsey will bring you back to 96 – turn right.

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For 10.8 miles – Turn right on Hogan, left on 31 and then right on Thayer. At Bluhm, turn right to continue on Thayer. Turn right on Steele, cross over Turk to continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey, and right on 96.

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For 11.6 miles – Turn right on Mason, right on 31 and then left on Thayer. At Bluhm, turn right to continue on Thayer. Turn right on Steele, cross over Turk to continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey, and right on 96.

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For 13.1 miles – Take Ayrault to the end, turn right on Aldrich. Turn right on 31, and then left on Thayer. At Bluhm, turn right to continue on Thayer. Turn right on Steele, cross over Turk to continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey, and right on 96.

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For 14.3 miles – when on the canal – get off on Rt. 31 and turn left, heading west on 31. Turn right on Ayrault and run the entire length of Ayrault. Turn right on Aldrich. Turn right on 31, and then left on Thayer. At Bluhm, turn right to continue on Thayer. Turn right on Steele, cross over Turk to continue on Beauclaire. Turn right on Neuchatel, right on Vineyard Hill, then left on Garnsey, and right on 96.

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February 20, 2021 – Calkins Rd

Head out to the canal – take the canal towards Pittsford.  Take the old train bed trail on the right after crossing the bridge over to Mitchell – turn left and cross over the canal to Rt. 96. Turn left on 96, then right on Crestview.  At the second intersection with Hilltop – turn left, then left on S. Main St.  Continue straight on Pittsford Mendon Center Rd.  At a four way intersection continue going straight on Calkins Rd.  Turn left on Clover, then left on Willard.  Turn right on Mendon Rd., then left on Barker.  Turn right on W. Bloomfield, then left on Thornell.  Turn right on East, then left on Park Rd. Turn left on 96 and return to the parking lot.  Distance is 12.2 miles.

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For 7.9 miles –  When you get to 96 and Mitchell, turn left on 96, then take a right on East. Turn right on Mill Rd, then a left on Thornell. Turn right on East, then left on Park Rd. Turn left on 96 and return to the parking lot.

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For 10.1 miles – at the intersection with Calkins, turn left to continue on Mendon Center Rd.  Turn left on Barker .  Turn right on W. Bloomfield, then left on Thornell.  Turn right on East, then left on Park Rd. Turn left on 96 and return to the parking lot.  

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For 14.4 miles – on Calkins – continue heading west until you get to Pittsford Henrietta Townline Rd – turn left.  Then turn left on Lehigh Station Rd.  Turn left on Clover, then right on Willard. Turn right on Mendon Rd., then left on Barker.  Turn right on W. Bloomfield, then left on Thornell.  Turn right on East, then left on Park Rd. Turn left on 96 and return to the parking lot

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February 13, 2021 – The Original Hearnish 10K

February 13, 2021 – The Original Hearnish 10K

The long range forecast is calling for extremely cold temperatures for this week. I thought it would be appropriate to run the original Hearnish 10K route for the Freezeroo Series. You can keep it short and relatively sheltered, or you can add on for a longer workout.

The short route is 8.7 miles, which includes getting to and returning from the original route.

Turn left out of the Park-n-Ride.  Turn right onto Park Rd.  Take Park Road all the way to East St.  Turn left onto East St.  East will change names to Mile Square.  Turn left onto Probst.  Turn left onto Miles Cutting, then a right onto Railroad Mills.  At the intersection with Probst –  turn left to continue on Railroad Mills.  Go up the big hill.  Turn left onto Fishers Rd, then take a left onto Woolston.  Right onto Corduroy, right onto Park Rd and a left onto 96 brings you back to the Park-n-Ride.

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For the longer option – when you get to the top of the hill on Railroad Mills – turn right on Fishers Rd and finish with a traditional Fishers Run.  Turn left on Main St Fishers, left on Log Cabin, right on Lower Fishers, left on Benson, right on Fishers and return to Park-n-Ride through Powder Mills Park.  This Distance is 12.6 miles.

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(Bypassing Lower Fishers by staying on Log Cabin reduces distance by a mile.  Bypassing the return through Powder Mills Park by staying on Fishers to 96 reduces the distance by 0.6 miles)

February 6, 2021 – Pittsford Mendon Rd.

Short Route – Turn left out of the parking lot. Turn right on Park Rd and follow to the end. Turn right on East, then left on Thornell. Turn left at the stop light – Pittsford Mendon Rd. Turn left on Van Voorhis. Turn left on East, then right on Thornell and return to the basin. Distance is 7.5 miles.

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For 10.7 miles – start with the short route. On Pittsford Mendon Rd go past Van Voorhis. Turn left on Cole Rd, then left on Mile Square, rejoining the short route.

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For 11.7 miles – stay on Pittsford Mendon Rd past Cole to Smith. Turn left on Smith, then left on Miles Square, rejoining the shorter routes.

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For 13.9 miles – stay on Pittsford Mendon Rd past Smith. Turn left on Rt. 251, then left on Mile Squaree, rejoining the shorter routes.

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For 15 miles – stay on Pittsford Mendon Rd past Rt. 251. Turn left on Taylor, the left on Mile Square, rejoining the shorter routes.

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January 30, 2021 – Main St Fishers and Mile Square

Turn left out of the parking lot and take 96 to right on Fishers Rd. Turn left onto Benson, and then turn right on Lower Fishers. Turn left on Log Cabin, then turn right on Main St. Fishers. Follow this to Mile Square and turn right. Mile Square will change names to East. Turn right on Thornell, then right on 96 and back to the parking lot. Distance is 11 miles.

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For 10 miles – on Benson, turn right on Log Cabin and rejoin the main route.

For 7 miles – on Fishers Rd, stay on Fishers Rd instead of getting on Benson. Turn right on Probst, then rejoin the main route when you turn right on Mile Square.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7194143

For 13 miles – when on Mile Square, turn left on Smith, right on Pittsford-Mendon Rd, right on Cole, then left on Mile Square, re-joining the main route.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7194144