Cycle the Erie Canal

Cycle the Erie Canal

Cycle the Erie Canal is an eight-day, 400-mile, fully supported recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany, NY. It follows the historic and scenic Erie Canal. Nearly three-quarters of the ride is off-road on the traffic-free Canalway Trail. Sponsored by Parks & Trails New York 2015 Cycle the Erie Canal maps and mileages DAY 1: CYCLE… Continue reading Cycle the Erie Canal

Bicycling The Erie Canal

Cycling the Erie Canal Richard Costello

Richard S. Costello July 1, 2016 Greetings Gordon, Just a simple note to say, that recently I took advantage of your Erie Canal “ride with gps” ride posted online, and traveled the route in exact detail. I had a great time cycling across New York State, and thus turned my adventures into a book just… Continue reading Bicycling The Erie Canal

Trans Canada Trail

Trans Canada Trail map

20,581 km of trail, 13 provinces & territories The longest recreational trail in the world, The Great Trail offers a wide range of activities through a variety of landscapes, urban, rural and wilderness, along greenways, waterways and roadways. The network of the Trans Canada Trail is made up of more than 400 community trails.  

Anacostia Tributary trails, Maryland

Anacostia Trails

Maryland's Anacostia Tributary Trail System connects several trails managed by the National Park Service: the Anacostia River Trail the Northwest Branch Trail the Northeast Branch Trail the Indian Creek Trail the Paint Branch Trail the Lake Artemesia Trail the Sligo Creek Trail

Cape Cod, Old Colony and Nauset bike Trails

Cape Cod Rail Trails

The 22-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail follows the former Old Colony Railroad right-of-way from South Dennis to South Wellfleet, passing through Harwich, Brewster, Orleans and Eastham. The Old Colony Rail Trail occupies an abandoned Old Colony Railroad corridor stretching from downtown Chatham to the Cape Cod Rail Trail in Harwich. The Nauset Trail can be… Continue reading Cape Cod, Old Colony and Nauset bike Trails

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

Cape Cod Canal bikeway

The Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is two separate paved paths that connect Buzzards Bay with Scusset Beach on the mainland side, and the communities of Sandwich and Bourne on the Cape Cod side. Pedestrians may cross the Canal on the 2384' Bourne Bridge sidewalk, but to do so on a bicycle would be very dangerous… Continue reading Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

The Montour and Panhandle Trails

Westland branch of the Montour trail

The 46 mile crushed-stone Montour Trail (shown in red) follows the old Montour Railroad, which was built between 1877 and 1914 to link Pittsburgh with the region's coal mines. The Airport Connector branch (shown in green) provides access to the Pittsburgh International Airport. The Westland branch (shown in green) runs alongside an active railroad to… Continue reading The Montour and Panhandle Trails

Niagra Gorge trail system

Niagara Gorge trails

The Niagara Gorge is the geographic area along the Niagara River near the Falls, offering up-close views of the Gorge's geologic beauty, without being surrounded by tourists. Niagra Gorge trail hike View at RideWithGPS View and print map

NEMBA mountain bike rides

Northeast Mountain Bike Association NEMBA

The New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA)  a recreational trails advocacy organization with 27 chapters throughout New England and about 5,000 members NEMBA Rides by State Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont NEMBA alphabetical list of rides Abrams Rock Adams Farm Ames Nowell State Park Bare Cove / Great Esker Beaver Brook North Beebe Woods / Peterson Farm… Continue reading NEMBA mountain bike rides

East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts

ECGA trail map

East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts The route enters Massachusetts from the north in Salisbury, where it is primarily on-road until Boston. Heading west from Boston to Waltham, the ECG follows the Charles River Bikepath. From there, the future Mass Central Rail-Trail will take ECG users to just north of Worcester. From Worcester to the Rhode… Continue reading East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts