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This list of rail trails in New York lists former railroad rights-of-way in New York that have been converted to rail trails for public use. Many of these rail trails are also part of the statewide Empire State Trail network, which officially opened Jan. 1, 2021.
The State of New York has a large network of multi-use paths, rail trails, hiking trails, and other facilities. Many are short, local paths, but many are of statewide or regional significance. [1] 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.
Pages in category "Rail trails in New York (state)" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 Canada–United States border in Rouses Point near the northern tip of Lake Champlain, and also from Buffalo to Albany.
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 accessible by train, one mile north of the start at the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line terminus in Wassaic. It is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ...
Thomas C. Zambito, New York State Team March 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM Hundreds of landowners along a 41-mile stretch of abandoned Metro-North Railroad track in the Hudson Valley could be in for a major ...
The Genesee Valley Greenway is a rail trail in western New York's Genesee River valley.. The trail stretches for 90 miles (140 km) along a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way as well as adjacent land from the Genesee Valley Canal.
The New York Supreme Court ultimately sided with the railroad on September 26, 2017, annulling the rail trail plan. [12] [13] However, in the subsequent Adirondack Park Act, the term "travel corridor" was redefined to include a trail in place of a rail line, reviving the option of a rail trail. [14] The tracks on the 34-mile (55 km) Tupper Lake ...