# List of rail trails in New York

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.

## Trails

* *trail that is part of the Empire State Trail network
| Trail name | Length | Location | Original Rail Road |
| Adirondack Rail Trail | 34 miles (55km) | Essex and Franklin counties | New York Central Railroad |
| Akron Clarence Trail | 12 miles (19 km) | Erie County | West Shore and Buffalo Railroad |
| Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) | 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) | 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) | Chemung and Schuyler Counties | Chemung Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| Cato–Fair Haven Trail | 12.7 miles (20.4 km) | Cayuga County | Lehigh Valley Railroad (Auburn Branch) |
| Catskill Scenic Trail | 26 miles (42 km) from Bloomville to Roxbury | Delaware County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Cayuga–Seneca Canal Trail | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) from Geneva to Waterloo | Seneca County | ? |
| 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 | ? | Erie County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| Chittenango Gorge Trail | ? | Cazenovia | ? |
| Corning Bike Path | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) Corning-Painted Post Middle School to Princeton Avenue, Corning, New York | Steuben County | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 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) | Chittenango Falls State Park, Madison County | Lehigh Valley Railroad (Elmira and Cortland Branch) |
| Greater Jamestown Riverwalk | ? | 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 | ? | Tannersville, New York | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Hudson Valley Rail Trail* | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Lloyd, Ulster County | Central New England and Western Railroad |
| Jim Schug Trail | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) | Dryden, Tompkins County | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| John Kieran Nature Trail | ? | Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx | 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 | Greene County | Ulster and Delaware Railroad |
| Kennedy Rail Trail | ? | Westchester and Putnam Counties | New York and Mahopac Railroad (New York Central 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 | ? |
| 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 | Depew and Tonawanda Railroad (Lehigh Valley Railroad) |
| Link Trail | ? | Chittenango Falls State Park, Madison County | ? |
| Long Pond Greenbelt | ? | Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Sag Harbor Branch |
| Maple City Trail | ? | Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence County | ? |
| 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 |
| Northport Rail Trail | 0.65 miles (1.05 km) | Suffolk County | Long Island Rail Road, Northport Branch |
| 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 | 19.5 miles (31.4 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 | ? |
| 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) |
| 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) | Orange and Ulster Counties | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Walkway over the Hudson* (Poughkeepsie Bridge) | 1.28 miles (2.06 km) | 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) | Ulster County | Wallkill Valley Railroad (New York Central Railroad) |
| Warren County Bikeway | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) from Glens Falls to Lake George | Warren County | Delaware and Hudson Railroad |
| Zim Smith Trail | 12 miles (19 km) | Saratoga County | Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad (Delaware and Hudson Railroad) |