Rail-Trail
State: NY Length: 14.51 miles Surface: Cinder, Dirt
The Cato-Fair Haven Trail (a.k.a. Cayuga County Trail) travels a little more than 14 miles through forest, wetland and tree farm.
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: 28.56 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Though mostly a continuous system of trails from Sherman north to Brocton, some segments of the Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails system go by other names (see below). All the trails are primarily grassy but some portions are gravel or crushed stone. ...
State: NY Length: 16.70 miles Surface: Asphalt
Four trails make up the Clarence Pathways trail system: the 3.5-mile West Shore Trail, 4.8-mile Newstead Bike Path, 6.1-mile Clarence Bike Trail and 2.3-mile Peanut Line Trail. The trails radiate around the Buffalo suburbs of Clarence, Akron ...
State: NY, PA Length: 5.10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Crossing the state line into New York near Erie, Pennsylvania, the 7.5-mile trail runs through the beautiful Brokenstraw Valley, passing small streams, a tamarack swamp, deciduous woods and wildflowers. The construction of railroad tracks through ...
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: 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: 20 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel
State: NY Length: 100 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
State: NY Length: 68.80 miles Surface: Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Genesee Valley Greenway rolls through towns and countless landscapes from Rochester south to Cuba, New York. The greenway is a work in progress, but there is a long, continuous segment (37 miles) between Rochester and Sonyea that provides ...
State: NY Length: 20 miles Surface: Ballast
The Groveland Secondary Trail follows a portion of abandoned right-of-way of the old Groveland Branch of the Erie Lackawanna between York and Alexander. The York terminus begins just east of Main Street (SR 36) along Genesee Street (SR 63) by ...
State: NY Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
In the heart of New York's Finger Lakes Region is a rail-trail that is part natural wonder and part industrial archaeology, and the 7-mile trail Keuka Outlet Trail has a unique heritage. Technically a stream, the 8-mile Keuka (KYOO-ka) Lake ...
State: NY Length: 28 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Oswego County Trail follows an abandoned right-of-way of the old New York Ontario & Western Railroad between Cleveland and Fulton. The trail passes among scenic countryside on a sometimes rough surface. Many of the railroad bridges have ...
State: NY Length: 12.10 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Grass
Make way for diversity on the Pat McGee Trail. This 12.1-mile path boasts a diverse array of plant and animal life, with more than 150 species of bird. A variety of users, including snowmobilers and equestrians, can be seen. The trail even crosses ...
State: NY Length: 4.30 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
The Ridgeway Trail skirts the banks of Willseyville Creek along the abandoned rail bed of the Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad and the former Lehigh Valley Railroad. From south Willseyville the trail heads north into Tomkins County and ends at ...
State: NY Length: 30.20 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Note: The Rivergate trail is closed from Theresa to English Settlement Road because of a washout. Contact the Rivergate Wheelers for updated information. The Rivergate Trail, also called the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail, stretches from Acheson's ...
State: NY Length: 4.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The town of Perinton, New York, has been hard at work improving the Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Trail, and it shows. Since 1996, when the American Hiking Society designated Perinton as a Trail Town USA, the trail has a new connection with ...
State: NY Length: 8 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
Verona Beach State Park is located on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake. Shaded picnic areas and the campground are adjacent to the beach with an excellent view of the water. The lake, Black Creek, cattail marshes, and bottomland hardwood swamps ...
State: NY Length: 7.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Considered "the backbone" of an emerging network of trails in Saratoga County, the Zim Smith Trail, sometimes called the Zim Smith Mid-County Trail, connects the towns of Halfmoon, Round Lake Village, Clifton Park, Malta and Ballston Spa. The ...