I have a goal of riding every named Rail-Trail in New York State. There are many more railbeds not used for trains anymore which are also ridable. They are usually unnamed, unsigned, and unpublished. I speculate that this is because the owner is either indifferent or away. I've ridden some of these but I'm more interested in getting the named trails ridden first. I'm maintaining the list of NY rail-trails on my Rutland Trail website.
This past year I rode 2/3rds of the Catskill Scenic Trail (got too dark), the eastern undeveloped end of the Orange Heritage Trailway plus about 200' of the trailway itself, and the whole of the Uncle Sam Bikeway.
Trails I've ridden:
- Ballston Bike Trail,
- Black River Recreational Trail,
- Bog Meadow Brook,
- Cato Fair Haven Trail,
- Catskill Scenic Trail (2/3rds),
- Cayuga Hojack Trail,
- DnH Canal Heritage Corridor North,
- DnH Canal Heritage Corridor South, (partially)
- Dutchess Rail Trail,
- Gorge Trail,
- Hudson Valley Rail Trail,
- Jim Schug Trail,
- Jim Tedisco Fitness Trail,
- Maple City Trail,
- North County Trailway,
- Ontario Pathways Rail Trail,
- Orange Heritage Trailway (the unimproved eastern end),
- Oswego Recreational Trail,
- Railroad Run,
- Rivergate Trail,
- The Rutland Trail,
- South Hill Recreation Way,
- The Uncle Sam Bikeway,
- Wallkill Valley Rail Trail,
- Warren County Bikeway,
- Zim Smith Trail,
Trails I haven't (yet) ridden:
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Allegheny River Valley Trail,
Auburn Fleming Trail,
Canalway Trail,
Catherine Valley planned,
Catherine Valley,
Catskill Scenic Trail (still need to ride the 1/3rd),
Chautauqua Alison Wells Ney,
Chautauqua Brockton Area Recreational Trail,
Chautauqua Brocton Area Recreational Trail,
Chautauqua Laurie A. Baer Trail,
Chautauqua Nadine and Paul Webb Trail,
Chautauqua Nancy B. Diggs Trail,
Chautauqua Ralph C. Sheldon Jr. Trail,
Chautauqua Village of Mayville Trail,
Cheektowaga Trail,
Clarence Akron Pathway,
Corning Bike Path,
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Rail Trail,
Genesee Valley Greenway,
Harlem Valley Rail Trail,
Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail (walked a couple of hundred feet of it in October),
Lehigh Memory Trail,
Lehigh Valley Linear Trail,
Lehigh Valley Rail Trail,
Newstead trail,
Orange Heritage Trailway (still need to ride the paved portion),
Outlet Trail,
PatMcGeeTrail,
Philip A. Rayhill Memorial Recreational Trail,
Portage Trail,
Putnam County Trailway,
Rochester, Syracuse n Eastern Trolley Trail,
Shawangunk Rail Trail,
Sodus Point to Wallington Trail,
South County Trailway,
Spring Run Trail (doesn't really exist yet),
Tarrytown Lakes extension,
Town of Edwards Nature Trail,
Vestal Rail Trail,
Webster Hojack Trail,
White Plains Greenway,
