The Putnam County Trailway is a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail in
Putnam County, New York
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,668. The county seat is Carmel. Putnam County formed in 1812 from Dutchess County and is named for Israel Putnam, a hero in t ...
. With few exceptions, it follows the former right-of-way of the
New York and Putnam Railroad from the northern end of the
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 ...
at the
Putnam County line in
Baldwin Place north, then east, to
Carmel. In 2011 the trail was extended east to Brewster.
Traillink.com
Carmel to Brewster completed In late summer 2018, a final section bypassing portions of Putnam Ave in Brewster, which was formerly closed off with construction barriers and signs, has been opened. The Brewster station of the Metro-North Railroad is a short distance away.
The trail is also a part of the statewide 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 ...
, connecting the 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 ...
to the Maybrook Trailway
Maybrook is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,150 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie– Newburgh– Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York– ...
.
The Putnam County Trailway features mile markers giving the distance along the original railroad right of way from its former southern terminus in New York City. Marker 42.2 is located at Baldwin place, and marker 53 is visible shortly before the northern end of the trail.
References
External links
Putnam Trailway, Putnam County Department of Planning
Trailways/Shared Use Paths and Greenway Systems
Protected areas of Putnam County, New York
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