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Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Use Report

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany-Hudson Electric TrailThe Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG) has released the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Trail Use Report.  HRVG constructed and operates the Albany–Hudson
Electric Trail (AHET), a 36–mile recreational “rail trail” in Rensselaer and Columbia Counties.

The report includes visitation numbers to four different trail sections on the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail (AHET) using automated counters to count users and a visual trail use survey to analyze user types. [Read more…] about Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Use Report

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, biking, Chatham, Columbia County, East Greenbush, hiking, Hudson, Hudson River Valley Greenway, Kinderhook, Nassau, Rensselaer County

Adirondack Wild: Rail-Trail Plan Fails to Assess Impacts

April 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

adirondack wildA DEC plan for the 119-mile Travel Corridor that runs through the heart of the Adirondack Park does not adequately assess actual and projected impacts on the Park’s public wilderness and natural resources according to the group Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve.

At issue is whether the plan complies with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. Adirondack Wild does not believe it does comply. The group filed comments on the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor Unit Management Plan amendment with the Adirondack Park Agency this week. [Read more…] about Adirondack Wild: Rail-Trail Plan Fails to Assess Impacts

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, biking, DEC, Forest Preserve, hiking, Historic Preservation, New York Central RR, railroads, Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor, snowmobiling, State Land Master Plan

Bike Tour of the Saratoga Spa Park Architecture, Landscape Sunday

September 26, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is set to offer a bike tour of the historic Saratoga Spa State Park on Sunday, September 29th at 10:30 am.

Linda Harvey-Opiteck will lead a tour of the park to explore its historic development from 1910 to the present, highlighting its significant architecture and landscape. [Read more…] about Bike Tour of the Saratoga Spa Park Architecture, Landscape Sunday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: biking, Saratoga National Park, Saratoga Springs

Registration Open for Cycle the Erie Canal 2018

January 4, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

parks and trails nyRegistration is now open for Parks & Trails New York’s 20th anniversary Cycle the Erie Canal tour, an opportunity to bike across New York State and take in the rich history of the canal that transformed America.

The eight-day, 400-mile recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany is scheduled for July 8-15, 2018. [Read more…] about Registration Open for Cycle the Erie Canal 2018

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: biking, Erie Canal, Erie Canal Trail, Parks and Trails NY

Annual Champlain Canalway Bike Tour Sunday

August 9, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

canalway trailThe 5th annual Champlain Canalway Trail Bicycle Tour, a one-day exploration of historic sites along the Hudson River/ Champlain Canal corridor, will take place on Sunday, August 14.

In honor of the National Park Service Centennial and Canal Splash, this year’s tour will begin at Hudson Crossing Park near Lock 5 just north of Schuylerville. It will then proceed through villages and country-sides to Saratoga National Historical Park, with stops at selected significant historical landmarks related to the Revolutionary War campaign of 1777.

Expert historians at each stop will introduce cyclists to local historical events that led to the Battles of Saratoga and changed the course of the war. [Read more…] about Annual Champlain Canalway Bike Tour Sunday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: biking, Champlain Canal

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