Rail-Trail
State: NY Length: 1.90 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel
Nearly 2 miles of the Albany County Rail Trail (which is sometimes also referred to as the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail) is open between Veteran's Memorial Park on Delaware Avenue in Delmar and Fireman's Park near New Scotland Road in Slingerlands. ...
State: NY Length: 1 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Andes Rail Trail begins in the quaint town of Andes in the beautiful Catskill Mountains region of southeastern New York and follows a branch of the former Delaware and Northern Railroad. The trail begins at the town's old train depot, which ...
State: NY Length: 26 miles Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Catskill Scenic Trail lives up to its name as it winds through a broad farming valley and small towns in New York's Catskill Mountains. The West Branch of the Delaware River is often in sight, with opportunities for fishing and wading in ...
State: NY Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Saratoga segment of the 71-mile Champlain Canalway Trail includes three disconnected segments near the Hudson River, from Stillwater Township to the town of Saratoga. The longest section is under 1 mile and goes through Saratoga National ...
State: NY Length: 2 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Schuylerville segment of the 71-mile Champlain Canalway Trail rail runs between Schuyler House, past Lock 5 of the canal and does a loop around the island (Hudson Crossing Park). As of 2011, only about 17 miles of the Champlain Canalway ...
State: NY Length: 1 miles Surface: Cinder, Gravel
The City of Port Jervis is the latest community to save a portion of the former D&H Canal and turn it into a greenway for use by residents and visitors. A section of the canal, which is approximately one mile long, has been cleared and opened ...
State: NY Length: 10.40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Sandwiched between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains near the busy US Route 209 corridor, this trail has a little something for everyone. The Delaware & Hudson Canal Heritage Corridor (D & H Canal), which contains the Ontario and Western ...
State: NY Length: 4.70 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The D&H Canal Linear Park is 45 acres with a trail situated along the historic D&H Canal. Remains of the original locks, dry dock and waste weirs are visible from the towpath trail. Interpretive signs are located in the park to assist the visitor ...
State: NY Length: 1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
Owned by the County of Orange and maintained by the Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, the D&H Canal Park is a 300-acre park with a one mile section of the Delaware and Hudson Canal (1825-1898) and a number of historic ...
State: NY Length: 6 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Grass
The Bashakill Wildlife Management Area is located on the Orange County-Sullivan County border just south of Wurtsboro, New York. It consists of over 3,000 acres of wetlands and uplands which were acquired by the New York State Department of ...
State: NY Length: 10.60 miles Surface: Asphalt, Gravel
As of 2012, the Dutchess Rail Trail is nearly complete, extending between Morgan Lake in Poughkeepsie and the restored Hopewell Depot in Hopewell Junction. Currently, the trail is in two segments: A 2.4-mile segment runs between Overocker Road ...
State: NY Length: 365 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Erie Canalway Trail runs 365 miles, from Buffalo in the west to Albany in the east, linking other cities of Rochester, Syracuse, Rome, Utica, and Schenectady. As of August 2011, about 75% of the trail is complete with a few remaining gaps ...
State: NY Length: 39 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
NOTE: September 2011: A segment of the trail in the Fort Hunter area in eastern New York is closed until further notice because of the effects of flooding from tropical storm Irene. The adjacent roadway, Route 5S, is also closed. Long distance ...
State: NY Length: 14.40 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Harlem Valley Rail Trail provides a scenic ride through rolling farm fields and dense woods on the bed of the New York and Harlem Railroad that ran from New York City to Chatham, New York. The rail-trail has been built in segments, and there ...
State: NY Length: 2.50 miles Surface:
The Hoosick River Greenway is a joint development effort between the Village of Hoosick Falls and the Hoosick River Watershed Association. The Village purchased 2.5 miles of abandoned railroad corridor in 2009 running beside the river. The Greenway ...
State: NY Length: 3.57 miles Surface: Asphalt
Located in the mid-Hudson Valley is a remarkable trail that is picturesque and family friendly. This flat, paved Hudson Valley Trail stretches a little more than 2 miles through hardwood forests, over Black Creek and under two spectacular stone-arch ...
State: NY Length: 10 miles Surface: Dirt
The Hyde Park Trail is a 10-mile system connecting national historic sites, town parks and nature preserves in Hyde Park, New York. The trail connects the national historic sites of Vanderbilt Mansion, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Eleanor ...
State: NY Length: 1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Klara Sauer Trail (formerly known as the Beacon Riverside Trail) runs for 1 mile along the Hudson River on the west side of New York's village of Beacon. The trail occupies the same corridor as the live commuter rail, between the Beacon ...
State: NY Length: 2.60 miles Surface: Asphalt, Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Liberty Rail Trail extends about 2.5 miles through the village of Liberty, NY, between Chestnut Street/SR 52 (near West Street) and the old rail trestle in Ferndale. The trail occupies a portion of a former railroad corridor once owned by ...
State: NY Length: 7.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Grass
Three segments of the O&W Rail-Trail are open to the public within the Town of Fallsburg: Mountaindale to Woodridge, 2.7 miles; Woodridge toward South Fallsburg, 1.8 miles; South Fallsburg to Hurleyville), 3 miles. When complete, the trail will ...
State: NY Length: 2.20 miles Surface: Dirt
Fahnestock State Park is a relatively undiscovered gems in the New York State Park System. Located a few miles east of Cold Spring Village on Rt. 301 (Main Street), the park jurisdiction was recently expanded to include almost 10,000 acres of ...
State: NY Length: 3.20 miles Surface: Cinder
This rustic unpaved trail, just over three miles in length, runs along a route formerly used by the New York, Ontario, & Western Railway's Main Line through Parksville in Sullivan County, NY. The trail is identified on some web-based interactive ...
State: CT Length: 1.70 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass
The Railroad Ramble occupies a corridor abandoned by the Central New England Railroad, which provided service from 1871 through 1967. In Lakeville, the trail can be found just off of Route 41 behind the recreational complex. You'll have to climb ...
State: NY Length: 4.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Shawangunk, Walden, and Wallkill Rail Trail is built on a railroad right-of-way that was abandoned by Conrail in the late 1970s. Conrail and its predecessors, Penn Central, New York Central, and The Wallkill Valley Railway, provided service ...
State: NY Length: 2.70 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
For family riding and walking, the Tannersville Bike Path offers a 2.7 mile stretch of graded dirt path starting on Clum Hill Road directly across from Cortina Valley. The opposite end is on Bloomer Road. In the middle of the path is Tannersville ...
State: NY Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Dirt
Just an hour north of New York City, the Timp-Torne Trail offers a scenic hike through Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks with panoramic vistas of the Hudson River. The rugged blue-blazed trail travels along Dunderberg Mountain, The Timp ...
State: NY Length: 3.10 miles Surface: Asphalt
Inland and east of the Hudson River, the Uncle Sam Bike Trail (also called the Uncle Sam Trail or Uncle Sam Bikeway) largely serves as a trail for residents of Troy. If, however, you are traveling in the area and want to stretch your legs, this ...
State: NY Length: 1.28 miles Surface: Concrete
Built in 1888 to link New York and New England to the coal beds of Pennsylvania and the West, the steel-truss Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge was the longest bridge in the world for a spell, stretching 6,767 feet (approximately 1.28 miles) ...
State: NY Length: 11 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass
Wallkill Valley Land Trust and Open Space Conservatory acquired 11.5 miles (65 acres) of the former Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster County. This acquisition has almost doubled the length of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail which occupies the ...
State: NY Length: 15.20 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The 15-mile Wallkill Valley Rail Trail uses the old Wallkill Valley Railroad bed and extends from Rosendale at Route 213 through its halfway point in New Paltz to the Gardiner and Shawangunk town line. Since much of the corridor north of Rosendale ...