The 74 acre Cornwall Preserve was purchased by Genesee Land Trust in 2016. This unique property encompasses 2/3 mile of natural lakefront on Lake Ontario, mature woodlands, a wildflower meadow, and important migratory bird habitat. The property surrounds the Historic Lakeview Cemetery and also includes active fruit farmland. The Preserve is open to the public dawn to dusk, every day of the week, but closed on Wednesdays for agricultural management. Contact Genesee Land Trust at (585) 256-2130 with questions or visit www.geneseelandtrust.org.
LOCATION: Located just west of the Hamlet of Pultneyville, on Lake Road. There is a small parking lot and an information kiosk. The preserve surrounds Lakeview Cemetery.
LENGTH OF TRAIL: Allow at least an hour. Established trails approximately 1.5 miles each way.
DIFFICULTY: The Meadow Trail and Lake Bluff Trail are rolling grassy trails through a wildflower meadow and along Lake Ontario. The Woods Trail is an enclosed trail through 13 acres of woodlands with occasional roots and stones in the trail.
PASSPORT MARKER: along Lake Ontario between Cornwall’s Woods and the rear of Lakeview Cemetery.
