Trail name | Length | Location | Original Rail Road |
Akron Clarence Trail | 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) |
Albany-Hudson Electric Trail* | ? | Rensselaer and Columbia counties | Albany and Hudson Electric Railway (Albany Southern Railroad) |
Allegheny River Valley Trail | 5.6 miles (9.0 km)[3] | Allegany and Cattaraugus counties | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
Andes Rail Trail | 1 mile (1.6 km) plus 1 mile (1.6 km) Bullet Hole Spur | Andes, Delaware County | Delaware and Northern Railroad |
Ashokan Rail Trail | 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 |
Ballston Bike Path | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Saratoga County | Schenectady Railway Company |
Black Diamond Trail | 8 miles (13 km) Taughannock Falls State Park to Ithaca, New York | Tompkins County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
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 | 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 Alison Wells Ney Trail | ? | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Brocton Area Recreational Trail | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Laurie A. Baer Trail | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Nadine and Paul Webb Trail | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Nancy B. Diggs Trail | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Ralph C. Sheldon Jr. Trail | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Chautauqua Village of Mayville Trail | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Chautauqua County | ? |
Cheektowaga Rails to Trails[5] | ? | Erie County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
Corning Bike Path | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) Corning-Painted Post Middle School to Princeton Avenue, Corning, New York[6] | Steuben County | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad[7] |
DnH Canal Heritage Corridor North | ? | ? | ? |
DnH Canal Heritage Corridor South | ? | ? | ? |
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) |
Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Rail Trail | ? | 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) |
Gorge Trail | 2.2 miles (3.5 km)[8] | Chittenango Falls State Park, Madison County | Lehigh Valley Railroad (Elmira and Cortland Branch) |
Greater Jamestown Riverwalk[9] | ? | 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) |
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[10] | ? | Tannersville, New York | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
Hudson Valley Rail Trail* | 4 miles (6.4 km)[11] | Lloyd, Ulster County | Central New England and Western Railroad |
Jim Schug Trail | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) | Dryden, Tompkins County | Lehigh Valley Railroad[12] |
John Kieran Nature Trail | ? | Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx[13] | 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) |
Kaaterskill Rail Trail | Currently 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The goal is to connect the Village of Hunter to North-South Lake[14] | Greene County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
Keuka Outlet Trail | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | Yates County | Fall Brook Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail | ? | Kings Park, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Kings Park State Hospital spur |
Kingston Point Rail Trail* | 1.2 miles (1.9 km), extension planned | Kingston, Ulster County | ? |
Laurel Hill Rail Trail | ? | Greenlawn to Northport, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Northport Branch |
Lehigh Valley Trail (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 |
Lehigh Memory Trail | ? | Williamsville, Erie County[15] | 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 | ? | ? | ? |
Maybrook Trailway* | ? | Dutchess and Putnam Counties. | Beacon Line (Metro-North Railroad / New York and New England Railroad) from Hopewell Junction to Brewster |
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 | ? | 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) |
North Shore Rail Trail | ? | Port Jefferson Station to Wading River, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Wading River Extension |
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 |
Ontario and Western Rail Trail (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 |
Portage Trail | ? | ? | ? |
Putnam County Trailway* | 12 | Putnam County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Railroad Run | ? | Saratoga County | ? |
Rivergate Trail | ? | ? | ? |
Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Trolley Trail | 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 |
Sodus Point to Wallington Trail | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) | Wayne County[16] | ? |
South County Trailway* | 14.1 miles (22.7 km) | Westchester County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Spring Run Trail | ? | ? | ? |
Stillwater Multi-Use Trail* | ? | Stillwater | Boston and Maine Railroad |
Tarrytown Lakes Extension | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Westchester County | New York and Putnam Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Town of Edwards Nature Trail | ? | St. Lawrence County | Gouverneur and Oswegatchie Railroad (New York Central Railroad)[17] |
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)[18] | Orange and Ulster Counties | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Walkway over the Hudson* (Poughkeepsie Bridge) | 1.28 miles (2.06 km)[19] | 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)[20] | Ulster County | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
Warren County Bikeway | 9.4 miles (15.1 km)[21] 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 |