Parks & Trails New York has announced the launch of a new easy-to-use interactive web site for those looking to bicycle the Erie Canalway Trail at: http://www.ptny.org/bikecanal.
Get all the information you’ll need to plan a trip bicycling, boating, or hiking along the canal. Interactive maps feature the Canalway Trail maps as well as things to [...]
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Posted in Erie Canalway Trail, Finger Lakes, Running, Syracuse, tagged Central New York, Finger Lakes 50s, finger lakes national forest, Fleet Feet, Greek Peak, Green Lakes State Park, new york, ny, trail running, Virgil Mountain Half Marathon on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Greg Munno (gmunno@syracuse.com or 470-6084), Staff writer, The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
Link to original article.
Let’s give the sport of running a little tweak.
We’ll keep the endorphin rush and nix the endless pavement pounding in favor of a twisting trail through the woods. We’ll maintain the simplicity and low cost but jettison the cars and [...]
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Posted in Biking, Erie Canalway Trail, Trail, Trail Building, tagged parks & Trails NY, Rotterdam Junction, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, Albany County, Erie Canal Heritage Trail, Old Erie Canal State Park Trail, Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Trail, New York State Canal Corp., Cycling the Erie Canal, Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club on July 12, 2008 | No Comments »
By Michael Lamendola, Link to original Daily Gazette article.
The state has postponed indefinitely efforts to finish gaps in the 524-mile long Canalway Trail System, including a six-mile gap between Rotterdam Junction and Amsterdam. A state official cited a need to repair dams and canal locks as pre-empting bike path work. Schenectady County officials and [...]
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Posted in Biking, Canoeing, Erie Canalway Trail, Kayaking, Paddling, Rochester, tagged Erie Canal, Henpeck Park, new york, ny on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Henpeck Park is a small, four-acre park that sits along the Erie Canal and Erie Canalway Trail in Greece, on the southwest end of Ridgeway Avenue near Elmgrove Road.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new non-motorized boat launch at Henpeck Park will be held at 10 a.m. July 9.
The new kayak and canoe launch concludes [...]
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RV&E Bike and Skate, long recognized as the expert source for bikes and bike gear, has operated near the Erie Canalway Trail in Fairport for many years. Now, a new store has opened at 168 South Main Street in Canandaigua, offering the same expert products and service.
They have a new - upgraded web site too. [...]
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Posted in Erie Canalway Trail, Trail, Trail Building, Uncategorized, tagged Chenango Canal Association, Chenango Canal Corridor, chenango county, Erie Canal, Madison County, new york, ny, parks & Trails NY, towpath, trails on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some months ago, citizens from the Madison County towns of Madison, Eaton, and Hamilton, led by Diane Van Slyke of the (CCA), began to envision a trail that someday could stretch nearly 100 miles from the Erie Canal near Utica to the Susquehanna River along the historic route of the 170-year old Chenango Canal. [...]
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Posted in Biking, Erie Canalway Trail, tagged bicycle, bike, Biking, cycling, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Trail, new york, ny, parks & trails new york on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
The Parks & Trails New York “Cycling the Erie Canal” event is now scheduled for July 6th through 13th. This is an event that should be on everyones’ life list. Rich and I pedaled it the very first year - we were the part of the test run to see if it was a viable [...]
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Posted in Biking, Erie Canalway Trail, Finger Lakes, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddling, Waterfalls, tagged hike, Hiking, new york, bike, Biking, Erie Canal, Finger Lakes, kayak, ny, waterfall, golf, visitor, packages, waterfront dining, geocaching on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
The Finger Lakes Visitor’s Connection wants you to Get Outdoors and Play in New York’s Finger Lakes Region and their offering some great deals as an enticement.
Packages being offered include:
-bike or kayak the Erie Canal
-happy hiker
-golf stay & play
-geocaching package
-lakeside dining
Click here to read the details and get ideas for a fun spring or summer [...]
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Posted in Biking, Erie Canalway Trail, Hiking, Rochester, tagged census, erei canalway trail, Erie Canal, new york, new york state canal corporation, ny, parks & trails new york, Trail, users on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Annual Canalway Trail Count generates exciting numbers.
Parks & Trails New York and the New York State Canal Corporation have just released The Canalway Trail User Count 2007 report, that estimates between 100,000 and 200,000 annual visitors to the Canalway Trail at several locations near Rochester.
During July and August, 21 volunteers stationed themselves at five locations [...]
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Posted in Biking, Erie Canalway Trail, Hudson River, tagged bicycling, bike, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Trail, Hudson River, hudson valley, new york, ny, parks & trails new york, pedal, tour on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Registration for Parks & Trails New York ’s Cycling the Erie Canal Tour and Great Hudson Valley Pedal are now open!
Cycling the Erie Canal is an eight-day, 400-mile bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany along the historic and scenic Erie Canal. This year marks the tenth anniversary for the Cycling the Erie Canal Tour. It [...]
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