the Way of the Turtle

1.9 Mile Walk Along the Monkey Run Trails
Monday, December 26, 2011

After a long morning spent shopping (well... Ann and her family shopped, I mostly just tagged along) and then a long lunch, we took advantage of the last remaining bits of daylight to go for a walk on the Monkey Run trails in Victor. According to Rich and Sue Freeman's Take a Hike - Family Walks in the Rochester, NY Area, Valentown Road used to be called Monkey Run Road, for reasons which have been lost to time. While Victor Hiking Trails adds no information on the origins of the name, they do note that these were the first trails created by the organization, way back in 1993.

Ann and I found a nice set of trails, mostly wooded, with lots of rolling hills (no surprise for Victor) and some nifty bridges, including a rather impressive pipe/culvert set up along what appears to be an old road. This is a tough time of year in some ways - mostly brown and grey surroundings, since snow continues to elude us - but we could still see that this area is pretty neat. I would definitely like to come back during warmer weather and see what kind of wildlife and flora we find.

JMH