List of rail trails in New York
This list of rail trails in New York lists former railroad rights-of-way in New York that have been converted to rail trails for public use. Many of these rail trails are also part of the statewide Empire State Trail network, which is set to be completed by the end of 2020.
Trails[]
- *trail that is part of the Empire State Trail network
| Trail name | Length | Location | Original Rail Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 miles (19 km) | Erie County | West Shore and Buffalo Railroad[1] | |
| Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) [2] | Albany County | Albany and Susquehanna Railroad (Delaware and Hudson Railway) |
| Allegheny River Valley Trail | 5.6 miles (9.0 km)[3] | Allegany and Cattaraugus counties | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| 1 mile (1.6 km) plus 1 mile (1.6 km) Bullet Hole Spur | Andes, Delaware County | Delaware and Northern Railroad | |
| 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | Ulster County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad | |
| Auburn Trail | 12 miles (19 km) from Powder Mills Park through Victor to Canandaigua Farmington Town Line Rd | Ontario County | Auburn and Rochester Railroad |
| 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Saratoga County | ||
| 8 miles (13 km) Taughannock Falls State Park to Ithaca, New York | Tompkins County | Lehigh Valley Railroad | |
| 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Jefferson County | New York Central Railroad | |
| 2 miles (3.2 km) | Saratoga County | ? | |
| Canalway Trail* | ? | ? | Mostly towpath trails, but parts, like the Mohawk-Hudson Trail (below), use former rail beds. |
| Catharine Valley | 12.9 miles (20.8 km)[4] | Chemung and Schuyler Counties | Chemung Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| Cato–Fair Haven Trail | 12.7 miles (20.4 km) | Cayuga County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| Catskill Scenic Trail | 26 miles (42 km) from Bloomville to Roxbury | Delaware County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| ? | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 2 miles (3.2 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 1 mile (1.6 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 4.5 miles (7.2 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Chautauqua County | ? | |
| 3.3 miles (5.3 km) Corning-Painted Post Middle School to Princeton Avenue, Corning, New York[5] | Steuben County | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad[6] | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| Dutchess Rail Trail* | 13 miles (21 km) | Dutchess County | Central New England Railway |
| Electric Trolley Trail, Pittsford | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) Shoen Place to Marsh Road | Pittsford, Monroe County | Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railway (interurban, aka the Orange Line) |
| ? | Fulton County | Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad | |
| Genesee Valley Greenway | 59 miles (95 km) Jefferson Road Rt. 252 to Letchworth State Park and Sonyea, New York. Then segments and gaps to Cuba, New York | Monroe, Livingston, and Allegany Counties | Genesee Valley Rail Road (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| 2.2 miles (3.5 km)[7] | Chittenango Falls State Park, Madison County | Lehigh Valley Railroad (Elmira and Cortland Branch) | |
| [8] | ? | Chautauqua County | Erie Railroad (Only the portion north of downtown Jamestown along the Chadakoin River) |
| Harlem Valley Rail Trail | ? | Dutchess and Columbia Counties | New York and Harlem Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| High Line | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) Gansevoort Street to 34th Street | Manhattan | New York Central Railroad |
| Hojack Trail Cayuga | ? | Cayuga County | Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) |
| 14 miles (23 km) Wiler Road to East Kent Road | Monroe County | Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) | |
| 2.8 miles (4.5 km) Salmon Creek Park to North Greece Road | Monroe County | Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) | |
| 6.6 miles (10.6 km) Viele Rd. to Martville Rd. | Wayne County | Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) | |
| Hojack Trail Webster | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) Vosburg Rd. to Orchard Park | Webster, Monroe County | Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) |
| [9] | ? | Tannersville, New York | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Hudson Valley Rail Trail* | 4 miles (6.4 km)[10] | Lloyd, Ulster County | Central New England and Western Railroad |
| 4.2 miles (6.8 km) | Dryden, Tompkins County | Lehigh Valley Railroad[11] | |
| ? | Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx[12] | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) | |
| Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) | Rockland County | Northern Railroad of New Jersey (Erie Railroad) |
| Currently 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The goal is to connect the Village of Hunter to North-South Lake[13] | Greene County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad | |
| Keuka Outlet Trail | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | Yates County | |
| Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail | ? | Kings Park, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Kings Park State Hospital spur |
| * | 1.2 miles (1.9 km), extension planned | Kingston, Ulster County | ? |
| ? | Greenlawn to Northport, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Northport Branch | |
| (Black Diamond) | 16.2 miles (26.1 km) W. River Rd, Genesee Valley Greenway, Auburn Trail to NY 251 | Monroe County and Ontario County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| ? | Williamsville, Erie County[14] | (Lehigh Valley Railroad) | |
| ? | Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Sag Harbor Branch | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| Mohawk Hudson Bike/Hike Trail* (part of Canalway Trail System) | 86, with gaps in Watervliet, Colonie and Pattersonville | Schenectady and Albany Counties. | Schenectady and Troy Railroad (New York Central Railroad)from Cohoes to Schenectady. Towpath trail from there west. |
| ? | Erie County | West Shore and Buffalo Railroad | |
| North County Trailway* | 22.1 miles (35.6 km) | Westchester County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| ? | Rockland County | New York and Erie Railroad (Erie Railroad) | |
| (Canandaigua to Stanley) | 11 miles (18 km) East Street Canandaigua to Flint Road | Ontario County | Northern Central (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| (Stanley to Phelps) | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) | Ontario County | Pennsylvania Railroad |
| (Kingston to Ellenville) | 35 miles (56 km) | Ulster County | New York, Ontario and Western Railway |
| Orange Heritage Trailway | 12.4 miles (20.0 km) | Orange County | Erie Railroad |
| Oswego Recreational Trail | ? | Oswego County | New York, Ontario and Western Railway |
| Pat McGee Trail | 12.2 miles (19.6 km) | Cattaraugus County | Erie Railroad |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| Putnam County Trailway* | 12 | Putnam County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| ? | Saratoga County | ? | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | Monroe county | Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Rapid Railroad | |
| Rutland Trail | 21.2 miles (34.1 km) from Norwood to Moira | St. Lawrence and Franklin counties | Rutland Railroad |
| 2.3 miles (3.7 km) | Wayne County[15] | ? | |
| South County Trailway* | 14.1 miles (22.7 km) | Westchester County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| * | ? | Stillwater | Boston and Maine Railroad |
| 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Westchester County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) | |
| ? | St. Lawrence County | Gouverneur and Oswegatchie Railroad (New York Central Railroad)[16] | |
| 3 miles (4.8 km) | Troy | Boston and Maine Railroad | |
| Vestal Rail Trail | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | Broome County | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail | 3.22 miles (5.18 km)[17] | Orange and Ulster Counties | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Walkway over the Hudson* (Poughkeepsie Bridge) | 1.28 miles (2.06 km)[18] | Poughkeepsie and Highland | The Maybrook Railroad Line, Central New England Railway (CNE), New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH), Penn Central (PC) and Conrail, et al |
| Wallkill Valley Rail Trail* | 23.7 miles (38.1 km)[19] | Ulster County | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| 9.4 miles (15.1 km)[20] from Glens Falls to Lake George | Warren County | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | |
| Zim Smith Trail | 12 miles (19 km) | Saratoga County | Delaware and Hudson Railroad |
See also[]
- List of trails in New York, for notable non-rail trails
References[]
- ^ Clarence Pathways (TrailLink)
- ^ "Section of Albany County Rail Trail to Open June 2". Albany County. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "Allegheny River Valley Trail - Town of Allegany". Town of Allegany. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Catherine Valley Trail (TrailLink)
- ^ Corning Bike Path (AllTrails.com)
- ^ 1955 Topographical Map of Corning, New York (Historic Aerials)
- ^ Gorge Trail (TrailLink)
- ^ Parks and Recreation. "Greater Jamestown Riverwalk". City of Jamestown, New York.
- ^ http://www.gcswcd.com/images/stories/KRT/KRTmaps-combined_5%2014%2013.pdf
- ^ "About the Rail Trail". Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Jim Schug Trail (Town of Dryden, New York)
- ^ John Kieran Nature Trail (TrailLink)
- ^ http://www.gcswcd.com/images/stories/KRT/KRTmaps-combined_5%2014%2013.pdf
- ^ Lehigh Memory Trail (TrailLink)
- ^ Sodus-Wallington Rail Trail (TrailLink)
- ^ Hiking the Trail to Yesterday; The Edwards Nature Trail
- ^ "Park Description and Program Schedules" (PDF). Walden, NY: Village of Walden Recreation and Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Fast Facts About the Walkway". Walkway Over the Hudson. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Length Doubles". Open Space Institute. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "Visit Lake George; Bicycling". Lake George Area in New York's Adirondacks. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
External links[]
- Rail-Trails of New York State
- Friends of Genesee Valley Greenway
- Victor Hiking Trails
- Chautauqua Rails to Trails
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