Hiking East Esker Trail in Mendon Ponds Park

Last three leaves...hanging on.

It has been several years since I hiked this trail and it was good to be back on it.  It is a 4.7 mile loop with a very interesting up and down due to the glacial formations, basically eskers, kames, and kettles.  This trail follows several long eskers, both on the tops and in the gullies.  It was a cloudy day and a lot of color is now gone.  But the yellows were spectacular and the weather moderate.

Some yellow still on the trees.

This particular trail is used by high school xc ski teams for competitions.  Actually almost all the trails in this wonderful park are used for skiing as well as hiking and horseback riding.  Here is a link to some interesting information about Mendon Ponds Park, one of our county parks:  http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-mendonponds.php