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INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
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Route 104 Corridor Trail Feasibility Study
Town of Ontario Hiking Trail, Ontario
Town of Ontario Easements. The Town of Ontario has used Town land and has negotiated/ is negotiating access
to a number of other properties. Together, these properties will accommodate a 5.5-mile trail corridor. Portions of
the trail have been constructed, others have not. The trail corridor is described here and illustrated in Figure 13.
At the western end, the trail begins at Dean Parkway, approximately 800 feet north of Route 104. The trail runs in an
easterly direction, adjacent to Timothy Lane behind Harbec Plastics. The trail turns slightly to the north and continues
in an easterly direction to Lakeside Road, crossing Mill Creek along the way. From Lakeside Road, the trail trends
slightly south while continuing in an easterly direction. Just to the west of Slocum Road, the trail crosses Dennison
Creek (West).
At Slocum Road, the trail turns and heads in a northeasterly direction for approximately 3,750 feet (0.7 miles) in the
RG&E utility corridor. In the utility corridor, the trail crosses Dennison Creek (East) and a small pond. Approximately
400 feet from Kenyon Road, the trail turns due east for 350 feet, and then turns southeast/east across the old Town
landfill. The trail crosses Ontario Center Road and travels due east along the long narrow pond in Casey Park to the
park entrance at Knickerbocker Road. The trail continues to travel due east after crossing Knickerbocker for
approximately 1,100 feet, then turns due south for about 700 feet. At this point, the trail turns to the east again and
goes across Town land to Furnace Road. The trail heads south along Furnace Road for approximately 700 feet.
From Furnace Road, the trail turns and heads to the east for about 2,200 feet, crossing over the West and East
branches of Bear Creek.
Ontario Midland Railroad. The right of way for Ontario-Midland Railroad has excellent potential to accommodate a
multi-use trail. The existing R.O.W. is 100 feet and owned by Rochester Gas and Electric/Iberdrola USA. The
railroad infrastructure is owned by Ontario-Midland Railroad. An expansion of the R.O.W. is planned to create a fall
zone for trees, which would generate 25 feet on the North side of the existing R.O.W. Site analysis indicates that
there are encroachments into the railroad R.O.W. that will need to be resolved prior to further trail development.
County Road 103/ Ridge Road. The public right-of-way for Ridge Road could be used to accommodate on-street or
shoulder improvements. In general, there is not enough room to create a separate multi-use trail along the entire
corridor, but the R.O.W. could be used to create an on-street, active transportation corridor. Possibilities might
include bicycle lanes, a shared roadway arrangement, or a bicycle boulevard.
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