The State of New York has a large network of multi-use paths, rail trails,

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, and other facilities. Many are short, local paths, but many are of statewide or regional significance. In order to be added to this list, a trail must be located in New York and have and its own article, or a dedicated section in an article.

Long-distance hiking trails

Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian ...

Empire State Trail The Empire State Trail is a multi-use trail in New York State that was proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January 2017 and completed in December 2020. The trail runs from Manhattan north to the Canadian border in Rouses Point near the northern t ...

* Finger Lakes Trail *

Long Path The Long Path is a long-distance hiking trail beginning in New York City, at the West 175th Street subway station near the George Washington Bridge and ending at Altamont, New York, in the Albany area. While not yet a continuous trail, relyin ...

* Northville-Placid Trail *

Taconic Crest Trail The Taconic Crest Trail is a hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains in the northeastern United States. The trail extends from U.S. Route 20 in Hancock, Massachusetts, less than east of the New York border, north along the ridgecrest of the Taco ...

Van Hoevenberg Trail The Van Hoevenberg Trail is a hiking trail that leads southward from Adirondak Loj to the peak of Mount Marcy, the highest point in New York State. Located in the High Peaks Wilderness Area The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest P ...

* The Escarpment Trail * The Devils Path

Rail trails

* Albany County Rail Trail * Allegheny River Valley Trail * Auburn Trail * Canalway Trail * Cato–Fair Haven Trail * Catskill Scenic Trail *

Dutchess Rail Trail The Dutchess Rail Trail is a rail trail that stretches from the former Hopewell Junction train depot, north to the Poughkeepsie entrance of the Walkway over the Hudson. It's a shared use rail trail open for pedestrians and bicyclers. The Dutc ...

Genesee Valley Greenway The Genesee Valley Greenway is a rail trail in western New York's Genesee River valley. The trail stretches for along a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way as well as adjacent land from the Genesee Valley Canal. The low grade path is a m ...

Harlem Valley Rail Trail The Harlem Valley Rail Trail is a paved rail trail on an abandoned portion of the New York and Harlem Railroad, north of the hamlet of Wassaic and easily accessible by train, one mile north of the start at the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line ter ...

High Line The High Line is a elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Opera ...

* Hojack Trail Cayuga * Hojack Trail Webster *

Hudson Valley Rail Trail The Hudson Valley Rail Trail is a paved east–west rail trail in the town of Lloyd in Ulster County, New York, stretching from the Hudson River through the hamlet of Highland. The trail was originally part of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route, a ...

* Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail * Mohawk Hudson Bike/Hike Trail *

North County Trailway The North County Trailway is a long paved rail trail stretching from Eastview to Baldwin Place in Westchester County, New York. It is also part of the statewide Empire State Trail. History and route The North County Trailway was constructe ...

Orange Heritage Trailway The Orange Heritage Trailway is a rail trail in Orange County, New York, that runs along the roadbed of the Erie Railroad's Main Line from Monroe, NY to nearby Middletown. History Between 1906 and 1909, the Erie Railroad constructed the Gr ...

* Oswego Recreational Trail *

Poughkeepsie Bridge The Walkway over the Hudson (also known as the Poughkeepsie Bridge, Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, Poughkeepsie–Highland Railroad Bridge, and High Bridge) is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie, New York ...

* Putnam County Trailway * Rutland Trail *

South County Trailway The South County Trailway is a long rail trail stretching from the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx to the North County Trailway in East View, New York. Westchester County Parks constructed the trailway in segments beginning in 1 ...

* Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail *

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail is a rail trail and linear park that runs along the former Wallkill Valley Railroad rail corridor in Ulster County, New York. It stretches from Gardiner through New Paltz, Rosendale and Ulster to the Kingston c ...

* Zim Smith Trail

Other trails

Although many of the multi-use paths in New York are converted rail trails, there are some significant examples that were never railroads. *

List of trails on Long Island Trails on Long Island include more than of paved and unpaved trails for mountain bikers and road cyclists. The ''New York Times'' has reported that "for bikers the lure of Long Island is unsurpassed." One Long Island-based bicycle club, Concer ...

, New York *

Trails in Ithaca, New York This is a list of trails in Ithaca, New York. Multiuse and commuter trails Many of the major trails in Ithaca and the surrounding areas lie in abandoned railroad beds. Ithaca was part of the first big railroad boom, in the 1830s. While only one s ...

Manhattan Waterfront Greenway The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a waterfront greenway for walking or cycling, long, around the island of Manhattan, in New York City. The largest portions are operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It is separate ...

* Brooklyn-Queens Greenway * Blue Disc Trail (Harriman State Park) * Groff Creek * New York State Canalway Trail ** Erie Canal Trail * Wilkinson Memorial Trail

Snowmobile trails

* List of snowmobile trails in New York

External links

Capital District Regional Bike-Hike MapNew York state trails
(NYS OPRHP)

References

{{reflist Transportation in New York (state)

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