Canalway Trail

From NY Canals: Information and Cruising Guide to New York's Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canal System

The New York State Canalway Trail and Corridor is a 524-mile recreation trail that connects Albany to Buffalo. The trail is primarily used by walkers, joggers, and bikers, but in certain sections allows horses, and in the winter skiers and snowmobiles. While the trail is entering in its final stages of construction, is currently is made up of mostly of old canal towpaths, abandoned railway beds and occasionally connecting roads.

Contents 1 The Trail 1.1 Albany to Syracuse 1.2 Syracuse to Buffalo 2 Camping 3 A little reading 4 Maps

[edit] The Trail

[edit] Albany to Syracuse

The trail starts in Albany as part of the Mohawk Hudson Hike-Bike Trail near where the Old Erie Canal once started. It follows this paved trail for its entire length from Albany to Rotterdam Junction. Once here you continue onward to Little Falls and Utica. The trail follows the current Erie Canal from Utica to Rome, where it enters the historic Old Erie Canal. Biking by the Erie Canal Village signals the beginning of a trip back in time. From Rome to Syracuse the canal follows the largest untouched section of the Old Erie Canal.

[edit] Syracuse to Buffalo

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[edit] Camping

There are many camping facilities nearby the Canalway Trail. Find the entire list at the NYSCanals.gov website here. Select sites from East to West:

• Waterford Visitors Center
• Lock E15
• Lock E20
• Lock E30
• Holley Canal Port

[edit] A little reading

• Guide from Little Falls to Albany
• Guide from Lockport to Palmyra

[edit] Maps

• Mohawk Hudson Hike-Bike Trail
  • Albany to Cohoes
  • Cohoes to Rotterdam Junction