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Location -
Avon, Livingston
County Maps - Google Map, Google Earth, Multi GPS - N 42.87090 / W 77.76076 Directions - Located south of the Village of Avon. From Avon take Rt. 39 South and make a left on to Paper Mill Rd. A small community park will be on your left. This is prior to crossing the bridge over the creek and if you reach the railroad tracks, you've gone too far. Use Google Maps to get turn-by-turn directions. |
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Information Number of falls: 1 Size/Types: Wide cascade, roughly 15' high. Best time to visit: Year round. Flow: medium-high Waterway: Conesus Creek Time: 5 minutes |
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| Accessibility Seasons/Hours: Visible year-round from pedestrian bridge above the crest. Park closes at dark. Parking: Park in the public parking area the entrance leads too. Space for 10 cars. Admission: Free. Handicap accessibility: Yes. Pets: Allowed (on leash). Accommodations: Trash cans, picnic tables. |
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| Description... This former mill site is now a small and poorly kept town park. The pedestrian bridge offers an excellent view of the falls and creek before the bend, but leads nowhere. The foundation of the bridge is painted heavily with graffiti. Conesus creek passes under it and free-falls several feet before tumbling the rest of the way to the bottom. |
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| Trails and Viewing
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Difficulty: Easy - Moderate Markings: None. From the parking area, proceed East towards the pedestrian bridge at the crest of the falls. You can cross the bridge and follow a small trail on the left to the creak at the base. You can also climb down to the bank on the Western side, but it's a little steep and overgrown. Poison Ivy was found growing along the west side. |
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History... |
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Do not miss... 5 Arch Bridge. Head north on Rt. 39 to see the Ashantee 5 Arch bridge (Map), a historic 200' long, 12' wide limestone railroad bridge built in 1857 to carry Genesee Valley Railroad Company trains across Conesus Creek. Making Avon the hub for Western NY traffic. It was abandoned in 1941. Look like overkill for such a small creek? This creek was known to flood often prior to the dam built across the street just below Littleville Rd. Overflow from this dam is commonly referred to as Ashantee Falls. Just upstream from that and barely visible from Cemetery Rd, is Littleville Falls. Both are on Private Property and not accessible to the public. No Trespassing. |
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| Contact Town of Avon 27 Genesee Street Avon, NY 14414 Phone: (585) 226-2425 Fax: (585) 226-9299 town-info@avon-ny.org |
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| Photography Tips ▪ The Ashantee 5 Arch Bridge offers an excellent photo opportunity. ▪ It's a good idea to bring along a polarizer filter to fight glare. ▪ Shoot the falls from the creek bed below, in the summer when the water is low and the creek bed more accessible. ▪ |
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| Links Avon Community profile Avon Town History Avon Preservation and Historical Society Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum |
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| Area Attractions Other Waterfalls Honeoye Falls, Honeoye Falls, NY (14.4 mi. NE.) Letchworth State Park, Mt Morris, NY (13.8 mi. SW.) Bed & Breakfast Historic Avon Inn - Avon, NY Abner Adams House - Bloomfield, NY The White Oak - Avon, NY Charlton Bed & Breakfast Inn - Avon, NY Clematis Inn - Rochester, NY Big Tree Inn - Geneseo, NY Dartmouth House - Rochester, NY The Annabel Lee - Geneseo, NY The Edward Harris House - Rochester, NY 428 Mt. Vernon - Rochester, NY Marigold Gardens - Pittsford, NY Restaurants/Cafes Historic Avon Inn - Avon, NY Tom Wahl’s - Avon, NY Villa on the Green Restaurant - Geneseo, NY Museums The Strong Museum of Play - Rochester, NY Entertainment Vintage Drive-In Theater - East Avon, NY The Stage Paintball - Avon, NY GEVA Theatre - Rochester, NY Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Rochester, NY Wineries Deer Run Winery - Geneseo, NY Shops Mill Art Center & Gallery - Honeoye Falls, NY Oppedisano's Bootery - Honeoye Falls, NY The Write Book and Gift Shop, Inc. - Honeoye Falls, NY |
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