Hamlin Beach Bluffs Hike + Après Hike Winter Fest Experience

Date/Time
Date(s) - Jan 31, 2026
11:30 am - 2:30 pm

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Durand golf Course Hike, xc SKi, Snowshoe + Après Winterfest with VIP Passes

Embrace the great outdoors at our Winter Warm-Up A-List Adventure with friends, warm layers and winter fest fun along the shores of Lake Ontario.

This is part of the A-List Adventure Series. We’re infusing local food and drink experiences with adventures in the beautiful outdoors, exploring Rochester, NY, the Finger Lakes and beyond. We’re bringing like-minded people together to share unforgettable experiences.

THE ADVENTURE

We’re taking the fun to Lake Ontario, exploring beautiful Durand Golf Course then heading to an après hike Winterfest in Charlotte with VIP passes.

The hike will be an hour. After the hike, we’ll head to the Lakeside Winter Celebration in Charlotte for a daytime après hike winter fest experience. We’ll meet in the warming tent for chili tastings, craft beer and wine samples, live music and a group horse-drawn sleigh ride. Additional festival activities include food trucks, merchandise and arts and crafts vendors, snow and ice sculptures, ice skating and more.

Bundle up, step outside, and warm up while you embrace winter fun with friends.

This hike is rated easy.

Winter Warm-Up Passport

This adventure pairs perfectly with the A-List Winter Warm-Up Passport, featuring $400+ in perks at 14 curated winter destinations across Rochester and the Finger Lakes. Passports will be available as an optional add-on at checkout and in limited quantities at the event.

Join us!

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Tickets

Tickets are $27 through January 20, then $32 after. Click on the word Tickets above to purchase. Tickets include guided hike, mug of cacao hot chocolate, chili contest tasting tickets, craft beer and wine tasting tickets, a group sleigh ride, and door prizes. Check-in any time after 11am. We’ll have a mug of hot cacao chocolate to greet you.

What to Bring: Wear hiking boots or snow boots and dress in warm layers. Have xc skin or snowshoes, bring them and bring plenty of water. Hand warmers recommended.

Parking/Location: We’ll meet at 11:15 am and leave for the hike at 11:30am. The parking location will be emailed to ticket holders.

Photos below are from the originally planned hike location. It has since been changed due to closed parking at Hamlin Beach causing this location to be too long of a hike in predicted temperatures.