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A smooth, flat asphalt ride that allows you to discover the town's railroad history (and present), the Cheektowaga Historic Rails to Trails is a community asset for Cheektowaga, a Buffalo suburb. About 1.5 miles of trail are built next to an active rail line on the site of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad, which hauled coal from Pennsylvania up to Buffalo and Lake Erie, making this rail-with-trail a hotspot for railroad buffs.
About the Route
Leaving off from the western trailhead on Medina St., the Cheektowaga Historic Rails to Trails, runs north and east through a wooded corridor before reaching the rail-with-trail section of the trail. For the next 1.5 miles, the trail parallels an active rail line, although at a wide berth. This section of the trail also passes Wrazen and Raymond Parks.
This route continues until reaching Union Rd. where the trail turns south and begins to follow a sidewalk route, with periodic "bike route" signage to direct trail users. This section of the trail leaves its rail-trail route but connects trail users to the nearby Stiglmeier Park.
The trail becomes a bike lane along Como Park Blvd until reaching the Stiglneir Park entrance, which is first a bike route only until reaching the first parking lot. The last, westernmost section of the trail, winds its way through the park, sharing the low-traffic road until reaching Losson Rd.
The park, in addition to the bike route, also offers athletic fields, picnic spaces, and additional miles of hiking trails that traverse the park.
The Cheektowaga Historic Rails to Trails runs between Medina St. (Cheektowaga) and Losson Rd. (Buffalo).
Parking is available at:
Quiet, peaceful, and pleasant.
My favorite rail to trail so far. Quiet, peaceful, great access
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