| Trail name |
Length |
Location |
Original Rail Road |
| Akron Clarence Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Albany County Rail Trail |
1.8 miles (2.9 km) opened to walkers only on June 2, 2011, 9 miles (14 km) total and bike access planned [1] |
Albany County |
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad (Delaware and Hudson Railway) |
| Allegheny River Valley Trail |
5.6 miles (9.0 km)[2] |
Allegany and Cattaraugus counties |
? |
| Andes Rail Trail |
1 mile (1.6 km) plus 1 mile (1.6 km) Bullet Hole Spur |
Andes, Delaware County |
Delaware and Northern Railroad |
| Auburn Trail |
9 miles (14 km) from Powder Mills Park through Victor to Mertensia Park in Farmington |
Ontario County |
Auburn and Rochester Railroad |
| Ballston Bike Path |
3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
Saratoga County |
Schenectady Railway Company |
| Black River Recreational Trail |
3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
Jefferson County |
New York Central Railroad |
| Bog Meadow Brook |
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 |
? |
? |
? |
| Cato–Fair Haven Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Catskill Scenic Trail |
26 miles (42 km) from Bloomville to Roxbury |
Delaware County |
Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Chautauqua Alison Wells Ney |
? |
? |
? |
| 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 |
? |
? |
? |
| Corning Bike Path |
? |
? |
? |
| DnH Canal Heritage Corridor North |
? |
? |
? |
| DnH Canal Heritage Corridor South |
? |
? |
? |
| Dutchess Rail Trail |
? |
Dutchess County |
Central New England Railway |
| Electric Trolly 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) |
| Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloverville Rail Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Genesee Valley Greenway |
54 miles (87 km) Jefferson Road Rt. 252 to Letchworth State Park |
Monroe and Livingston Counties |
Genesee Valley Rail Road (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| Gorge Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Harlem Valley Rail Trail |
? |
Dutchess County |
New York and Harlem Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| High Line |
? |
Manhattan |
New York Central Railroad |
| Hojack Trail Cayuga |
? |
? |
Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) |
| Hojack Trail Hamlin |
14 miles (23 km) Wiler Road to East Kent Road |
Monroe County |
Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) |
| Hojack Trail Hilton |
2.8 miles (4.5 km) Salmon Creek Park to North Greece Road |
Monroe County |
Lake Ontario Shore Railroad (the Hojack Line) |
| Hojack Trail Hannibal |
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) |
| Huckleberry Multi-Use Trail [3] |
? |
Tannersville, New York |
? |
| Hudson Valley Rail Trail |
4 miles (6.4 km)[4] |
Lloyd |
Central New England and Western Railroad |
| Jim Schug Trail |
4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
Dryden |
Lehigh Valley Railroad [5] |
| John Kieran Nature Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail |
? |
Rockland County |
Northern Railroad of New Jersey (Erie Railroad) |
| Kaaterskill Rail Trail |
Currently 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The goal is to connect the Village of Hunter to North-South Lake[6] |
Greene County, New York |
Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail |
? |
Kings Park, Suffolk County |
Long Island Rail Road, Kings Park State Hospital spur |
| Laurel Hill Rail Trail |
? |
Greenlawn to Northport, Suffolk County |
Long Island Rail Road, Northport Branch |
| Lehigh Valley Trail |
15.2 miles (24.5 km) Genesee River to the Auburn Trail |
Monroe County |
Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| Lehigh Memory Trail |
? |
Williamsville, Erie County[7] |
Depew and Tonawanda Railroad (Lehigh Valley Railroad) |
| Long Pond Greenbelt |
? |
Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, Suffolk County |
Long Island Rail Road, Sag Harbor Branch |
| Maple City Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| 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. |
| Newstead Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| North County Trailway |
? |
Westchester County |
New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Nyack Rail Trail |
? |
Rockland County |
New York and Erie Railroad (Erie Railroad) |
| Ontario Pathways Trail (Canandaigua to Stanley) |
11 miles (18 km) East Street Canandaigua to Flint Road |
Ontario County |
Northern Central (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| Ontario Pathways Trail (Stanley to Phelps) |
8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
Ontario County |
Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Orange Heritage Trailway |
12.4 miles (20.0 km) |
Orange County |
Erie Railroad |
| Oswego Recreational Trail |
? |
Oswego County |
New York, Ontario and Western Railway |
| Outlet Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Pat McGee Trail |
12.2 miles (19.6 km) |
Cattaraugus County |
Erie Railroad |
| Poughkeepsie Bridge |
1.28 miles (2.06 km)[8] |
Poughkeepsie and Highland |
? |
| Portage Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Putnam County Trailway |
12 |
Putnam County |
New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Railroad Run |
? |
? |
? |
| Rivergate Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Trolley Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Rutland Trail |
21.2 miles (34.1 km) from Norwood to Moira |
St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. |
Rutland Railroad |
| Sodus Point to Wallington Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| South County Trailway |
? |
Westchester |
New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Spring Run Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Stillwater Multi-Use Trail |
? |
Stillwater |
Boston and Maine Railroad |
| Tarrytown Lakes extension |
? |
? |
New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Town of Edwards Nature Trail |
? |
? |
? |
| Uncle Sam Bikeway |
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)[9] |
Orange and Ulster Counties |
Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Wallkill Valley Rail Trail |
23.7 miles (38.1 km)[10] |
Ulster County |
Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Warren County Bikeway |
9.4 miles (15.1 km)[11] from Glens Falls to Lake George |
Warren County |
Delaware and Hudson Railroad |
| Zim Smith Trail |
4 miles (6.4 km), with 5 miles (8.0 km) planned |
Saratoga County |
Delaware and Hudson Railroad |
