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There are currently several sections of the Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail open, totaling 12.8 miles. The trail sections are open for walking, hiking, jogging, bicycling, horseback riding (Concord only), nature observation, snow shoeing, and cross-country skiing.
In the Village of Orchard Park and Aurora, there are 3.3 miles of connected trail open. In Orchard Park, the 1.3 miles between the Orchard Park Depot Trailhead (51 Bank St, Orchard Park) and Jewett Holmwood Road were resurfaced with crushed stone. The 2 miles between Jewett Holmwood Road and Ellicott Road in Aurora are open with a cleared, but unimproved natural surface.
A 9.5-mile portion of the trail is open from Murray Hill Road in Glenwood, running south through East Concord and Springville. It has a natural surface of compacted ballast, except for a section surfaced with asphalt millings. Running between Buffalo Road by the Springville Trout Pond and the southern border of Springville, this section with the improved surface includes the Pop Warner Rail Trail.
The Pop Warner Rail Trail runs 1.8 miles between Springville's northern border and its southern border. It is a multiuse trail, with asphalt millings on its surface, and is open to a range of non-motorized uses.
There is a short portion of trail with a natural surface that continues south from Springville's southern border. It comes to a dead end at the north edge of the Springville Country Club. This end isn't accessible from the surrounding streets or the club, so it's an out-and-back.
The Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail will be a 27.6-mile trail that follows the former Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad corridor through the beautiful countryside of Western New York from Orchard Park in Erie County to the Town of Ashford in Cattaraugus County. The railroad right-of-way was railbanked for development as a multiuse trail with Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail Inc. as the trail manager.
When all sections are open, this multiuse trail will connect the towns of Orchard Park, Aurora, Colden, Springville, Concord and Ashford, as well as their surrounding communities, providing opportunities for recreation and alternative methods of transportation.
The trail is an integral component of the future 80-mile Southern Tier Trail, linking downtown Buffalo and the Empire State Trail with the Genesee Valley Greenway.
Parking is available at the Orchard Park Trailhead (51 Bank St, Orchard Park).
Parking for the Pop Warner Rail Trail is found at the West Main Street Trailhead (227 West Main Street) which sits across from the Historic Railroad Depot in Springville. There is also on-street parking in Springville.
Visit the TrailLink map for detailed directions.
I have hiked several sections of the trail. Parts are still ungroomed while others are packed stone. The Orchard Park strip has parking at the old train station and is packed stone for biking or hiking. Beyond Jewitt Holmwood the trail is the old rail bed and is a bit rough in spots but still a beautiful and easy hike.
We did not see any asphalt. This trail is not for biking or on line skating. It is all grass and there is no parking except on the road.
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