By jtorriani on July 17, 2010
I entered the trail on rt 394 Mayville and went west. The trail is poorly marked, there are no signs on rt 394 as to where the trail begins even though this is by the HQ of Chautauqua rails to Trail. I had to ask to find whre the trail began. The trail is extremely rough and in my opinion only suited for hiking and mountian biking(and snowmobileing which appears to be the main function of the trail)
The trail is heavily wooded which made for a good back country hike. Since the trail is quite long I feel at least part of it should be made suitable for road and hybred bikes. Use of graded crushed stone would do this while preserving the rural character of the trail.
By tmn4 on May 09, 2009
I entered this trail where it intersects 430/Chautauqua St., and ran North on the trail to Fish Rd. Nice trail for a run. Scattered gravel in some places is a little uncomfortable underfoot. There didn't seem to be a parking area on 430 (or at any of the other roads the trail intersects), but I didn't have any problems leaving my car on the side of the road. This trail and others nearby make up part of an extensive snowmobile trail network, check the Chautauqua Snowmobile Club if you're looking for other similar trails in the area.
By rel433 on September 02, 2008
Ditto last reviews re' absence of marking to find the Sherman trailhead. We did find an old-timer with local knowledge so we finally found the very small parking area.
While reviewing the trail map we were attacked by a swarm of stinging bees so decided that we weren't
in the mood any longer. The stings were painful!
We opted not to try to ride the path this day.