Putnam Trailway:
New York
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Description:
The first 1.8 miles of the Putnam Trailway opened in July 2001 from Baldwin Place on the Somers line to Bucks Hollow Road in Mahopac. An additional 4.7 miles of trail are now open north of Bucks Hollow Road in Mahopac. This section continues on the abandoned Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad to Seminary Hill Road in Carmel. The final 3.9 mile stretch will be from Seminary Hill Road to Brewster. This will not be completed until 2004 or 2005.

To the south, in Westchester County, the Putnam Trailway connects with the 22.1 mile North County Trailway.
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Parking & Trail Access:
Route 118, Somers, NY

From Taconic Parkway, exit for US Route 6 East. At Baldwin Place turn right onto NY Route 118. Parking for the trail is off of the second entrance into Somers Commons Shopping Center.

Seminary Hill Road, Carmel, NY

From Interstate 84, take Exit 19 for NY Route 312. Proceed west on NY 312. At the intersection with US Route 6, turn right. Turn left on Church Street. Turn right onto Seminary Hill Road. The trail begins on the right side of the road. There is only on street parking at this location. To reach the first trailhead parking lot, proceed on Seminary Hill Road and bear right onto Willow Road. Turn right onto Willow Spur to the parking lot.
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Putnam Extension
By unclewylie on July 23, 2010
Just rode the newest leg of this trail and it turned out great. There is parking along Route 6 in Carmel just east of Route 312 at end of Tilly Foster Road. Take a short ride on Tilly Foster (no traffic) and hop on Railtrail. The completion in Putnam is now from Baldwin Place, under Seminary Hill Road to Carmel.
There is a steep hill which was not part of original Railway but they had to get across a busy Route 6 so they built a bridge to do it. It's pretty steep (traveling west) but worse case you can walk it. It's not that long. Use caution with small children (up or down), baby carriages and check your brakes going down.

This completion should be updated on RTC site. They are currently working on extension to Putnam Ave/Drewville Road which should be completed soon. There is a shopping center not far from there. Then it's on to Brewster (we hope)

Good job!
Now 10 miles
By daveseidel on July 08, 2010
I rode this trail yesterday, starting at the South end, where it connects to North County Trail. The Putnam Trailway is a beautiful ride for exactly 10 miles North from there. It ends at a very small road, which I was unable to identify, past Carmel. It is a great trail, nicely paved, but not exactly a rail trail, as some of the hills near the North end are definitely not railroad grade.
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By Fibber on June 18, 2010
I'm sure that the long term plan is to extend it another mile or two to eventually end in the Village of Brewster. Call the latest leg another step in the right direction.
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