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HIKE RATING GUIDE
Pets are not allowed on hikes
1 - Leisurely pace or nature walk
2 - Moderate pace
3 - Brisk, steady pace
4 - Fast pace
A - Flat or gently rolling terrain
B – Steps/stairs, moderate hills
C – Fairly steep steps/stairs, hills or ravines
D – Steep hills, scrambles possible
See the bottom of this page for additional important Hiker information
Bring lunch on all day hikes
The weather may force cancellations or changes to an outing.
If in doubt, please check the calendar on this page before you leave.
Members will receive a Google email with the latest updates.
Always check trail conditions before you hike at:
Members: Refer to your Tales newsletter or the Google group email for hiking leader and contact information
4/28/2025 10:00 AM - 4 Miles 2B
Chestnut Ridge Park Hike
MEET: in small parking lot on Chestnut Ridge Road. We’ll hike to Eternal Flame Trail and back. We will not go down to Eternal Flame. You can take this hike independently, if you’d like. Socialize in casino (or outside by casino, weather permitting) afterward.
4/29/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 1A
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve Saunter
MEET: in the parking lot on Honorine Drive, off of Como Park Boulevard.
5/4/2025 1:30 PM - <5 Miles 1A
Wildflower Hike Series 2025
There will be hikes on the first four Sundays in May.
MEET: the location of the hike will be announced each week via our Foothills email list. Since it is a nature/wildflower hike, the location will depend on local trail conditions and what is blooming that week. The hikes will be leisure nature walks, stopping frequently to see the wildflowers we encounter along the trail. They will generally be less than five miles long with easy opt out points for most hikes at three miles or less.
5/5/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2B
Erie County Forest – Map CT5
MEET: in Erie County Forest parking lot opposite trail entrance on Genesee, East Concord, NY. Bring lunch for picnic
afterwards, weather permitting.
5/6/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2B
Knox Farm State Park Saunter
MEET: in main entrance parking lot off of Seneca Street by the red barns.
5/11/2025 1:30 PM - <5 Miles 1A
Wildflower Hike Series 2025
There will be hikes on the first four Sundays in May.
MEET: the location of the hike will be announced each week via our Foothills email list. Since it is a nature/wildflower hike, the location will depend on local trail conditions and what is blooming that week. The hikes will be leisure nature walks, stopping frequently to see the wildflowers we encounter along the trail. They will generally be less than five miles long with easy opt out points for most hikes at three miles or less.
5/12/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2A
Chestnut Ridge Pond Loop
MEET: in casino parking lot. Bring lunch for picnic afterwards.
5/13/2025 10:00 AM - 4 Miles 1A
Como Lake Park Saunter
MEET: by first shelter on the right from the Bowen Road entrance.
5/17/2025 10:00 AM - 6.5 Miles 2C
Allegany State Park – Beehunter Trail
MEET: at entrance to Red House area, ASP2 (exit 19 off of Route 86). Hilly terrain. Rain will cancel hike.
5/18/2025 1:30 PM - <5 Miles 1A
Wildflower Hike Series 2025
There will be hikes on the first four Sundays in May.
MEET: the location of the hike will be announced each week via our Foothills email list. Since it is a nature/wildflower hike, the location will depend on local trail conditions and what is blooming that week. The hikes will be leisure nature walks, stopping frequently to see the wildflowers we encounter along the trail. They will generally be less than five miles long with easy opt out points for most hikes at three miles or less.
5/19/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2A
Goat Island Hike – Map CBT12
MEET: in Robert Moses Parkway parking lot adjacent to the Rapids. Bring lunch and folding chair for picnic afterwards.
5/20/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 1A
Lehigh Trail to Island Park Saunter
MEET: behind Panera/Walgreens on Union Road and Main Street in the Village of Williamsville.
5/25/2025 1:30 PM - <5 Miles 1A
Wildflower Hike Series 2025
There will be hikes on the first four Sundays in May.
MEET: the location of the hike will be announced each week via our Foothills email list. Since it is a nature/wildflower hike, the location will depend on local trail conditions and what is blooming that week. The hikes will be leisure nature walks, stopping frequently to see the wildflowers we encounter along the trail. They will generally be less than five miles long with easy opt out points for most hikes at three miles or less.
5/27/2025 10:00 AM - 4 Miles 1B
Akron Escarpment Saunter
MEET: in driveway entrance by the sports fields – left side of Akron High School on Bloomingdale Road.
5/31/2025
Mystery Hike
Watch for a Google email regarding a mystery hike.
6/2/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2B
Franklin Gulf County Park – Orange Trail
MEET: in Larkin Road parking lot. Bring folding chair for socializing and tailgate lunch afterwards.
6/3/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 1A
Ellicott Creek Park Saunter
MEET: in large parking lot (bottom of hill) from entrance off Niagara Falls Boulevard across from Paul’s Jewelers.
6/7/2025
National Trails Day – Erie County Forest, Sardinia, NY
MEET: in the parking lot on Genesee Road. Directions from Buffalo: take Route 219 south to
Genesee Road. Turn left onto Genesee Road. In approximately 7 miles, the parking lot will be
on the left. Hot dog lunch and short, general meeting afterwards. Please bring sides/desserts.
9am hike, 7 miles, 2+B+
MEET: in the parking lot on Genesee Road. Call 716-493-3205
10am hike, 4 miles, 2B
MEET: in the parking lot on Genesee Road. We will hike the Conservation Trail and possibly other trails for a
6/8/2025 9:30 AM - 7 Miles 2B
Conservation Trail
MEET: at Map CBT8, Access 3 (42.9005,-78.4227), at Darien Lake State Park in parking lot on Route 20 (south end of park). Parking available for ten cars. Please carpool. We will hike to CBT7, Access 8, Route 5.
6/10/2025 10:00 AM - 4 Miles 1A
Broderick Park to Unity Island Saunter
MEET: in parking lot to the right at the end of West Ferry Street.
6/16/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 2B
Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora
MEET: in parking lot. Bring snack or lunch for socialization after the hike.
6/17/2025 10:00 AM - 3 Miles 1A
Green Lake and Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail Saunter – Orchard Parka
MEET: in the Orchard Park Public Library parking lot (4570 South Buffalo Street) by the historic
train depot. We will walk around the Green Lake area and then the rail trail to Jewett Holmwood
and back. Option: bring a lunch for after the hike. There are picnic tables by the library.
6/24/2025 10:00 AM - 3-4 Miles 1A
Delaware Park Saunter
MEET: near the Rose Garden on Lincoln Parkway behind the art gallery.
6/28/2025
Mystery Hike
Watch for a Google email regarding a mystery hike.
6/29/2025 10:30 AM - 4 Miles 2A
Riverwalk
MEET: across from Mississippi Mudds on River Road, Tonawanda.
Important Hiker's Information
INSURANCE NOTE: Attention members: Foothills Trail Club carries liability insurance to financially protect all of us in case a participant in a Foothills activity is injured. As a condition of our insurance coverage, no pets of any kind are allowed and every participant in an activity needs to sign the liability waiver before the activity begins. So please make sure you sign the form!
Hike Leaders and Hikers: Before you commit to lead a club hike or plan a personal hike, check the trail conditions to ensure that the trail is open. This information can be found on the FLT website: www.fingerlakestrail.org. Click on “TRAIL CONDITIONS” and select the map # for your intended hike. Map numbers that appear in ORANGE have trail closures for hunting. Trail conditions are outlined for all the other maps #’s.
HIKER RESPONSIBILITY: We remind you that you, and only you, are responsible for your own actions. Come to our events prepared. Do not participate if the event may present a hazard for which you or your party members are not prepared. If weather is questionable or if you have questions, please call the named hike coordinator; the hike may be canceled. When participating, please respect the coordinator and do not break away from the group without telling them. We suggest you always keep your eye on someone in front of you, and behind you if you are in the lead. Please remember that hike leaders are not guides; they are volunteers, willing to share their knowledge and experience with you. Please give them your cooperation and respect. The leader has the right to refuse anyone who is not prepared for the outing. In addition, if the hike leader does arrange carpooling, passengers are expected to contribute toward the cost of transportation. Finally, since there are RISKS INVOLVED in hiking everyone participating does so at his or her own risk.
REMEMBER TO RESPECT LANDOWNER RIGHTS: Stay on the trail, don’t take shortcuts, don’t walk on crops, don’t build fires or camp on private land and NEVER, EVER enter landowner buildings.
BE SURE TO THANK THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO LEAD THESE ACTIVITIES.
HIKE COORDINATORS: IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL YOUR HIKE OR SEND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HIKE TO FOOTHILLS MEMBERS VIA THE CLUB’S GOOGLE GROUP.
Please refer to your Tales newsletter or the Google group email for hiking leader and contact information
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