HUCKLEBERRY BOG: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Meet on Bean Station Road, Prattsburg at 10 AM
A great time of year to see: Gaywings, Tupelo tree, Mayapples, Pink Lady Slippers, Indian Cucumber root, star flower, Solomon seal, jack in the pulpit, Squawroot, wild geranium, Canada Mayflower, ferns, moss, trillium, club moss, Sarsparilla and MORE!
This field trip is not a gentle walk, but HUCKLEBERRY BOG is well worth the time and effort of hiking almost 5 miles. There is a "good 1/2 mile hill" which we will go up to the bog then back down again to finish.
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Huckleberry Bog is part of the Finger Lakes Trail system. We will enter from Bean Station Road just about three miles east of route
53, which is over ten miles south from the village of Naples (just past
Prattsburg). Parking is available on the north side of Bean Station Road just past the entrance of the trail on the south side of the road. (see carpool note below)
There are new editions of the Nature Trail Guidebook for us to borrow as we walk around the bog. Feel free to acquaint yourself with one here: 2023 Nature Trail Guidebook
Please bring plenty of water and food. Hiking poles and insect repellent might also be appreciated on this hike.
CARPOOL INFORMATION: Please send us an email if you are interested in carpooling. The Sly Street parking lot will be full on a weekday so anyone interested in carpooling should meet in the far southeast corner of the parking lot between Ontario and Pleasant Street at 8:45 AM. We will depart no later than 9 AM.