The Old Erie Path is a 3.4 mile north-south

rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

in the town of

Orangetown Orangetown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located in the southeastern part of the county. It is northwest of New York City, north of New Jersey, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Clarkstown, and west of t ...

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. It begins at the southern edge of

South Nyack South Nyack is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Grand View-on-Hudson, northeast of Orangeburg, east of Blauvelt State Park, south of Nyack and w ...

at the end of the Raymond G. Esposito Trail, spanning Grand View-on-Hudson and Piermont before terminating at the junction of the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail in

Sparkill Sparkill, formerly known as Tappan Sloat, is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Palisades; east of Tappan; south of Piermont and west of the Hudson ...

. The trail is a dirt path, suitable for hiking and mountain biking. The trail follows the former Northern Branch, which was originally constructed in 1859 by the

Northern Railroad of New Jersey The Northern Branch is a railroad line that runs from Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City to Northvale, New Jersey, Northvale in northeastern New Jersey. The line was constructed in 1859 by the Northern Railroad of New Jersey to connect the Ne ...

from Nyack to Pavonia Terminal in

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Erie Railroad, where it was known as the Northern Branch until passenger service ceased in 1966. Piermont Train Station on the Old Erie Path

Piermont Train Station on the Old Erie Path

The trail passes by

Piermont station Piermont Railroad Station is a historic train station located at Piermont in Rockland County, New York. It was built about 1873 by the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, later acquired by the Erie Railroad. It is a -story, light frame building abov ...

, which is maintained by the Piermont Historical Society and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of 2008. The ruins of the platform of the

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are visible from the trail, but the stationhouse collapsed during a storm in 1970. The trail's end is the site of the

Sparkill station Sparkill, formerly known as Tappan Sloat, is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Palisades; east of Tappan; south of Piermont and west of the Hudson ...

, but there are no remnants of the station.Sparkill
/ref> Grand View Station Ruins

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