North County Trailway
The North County Trailway is the longest of the four connected rail-trails breathing new life into the former New York Central Railroad's Putnam Division line. The "Old Put" provided passenger and freight service between N... traillink.com
Old Erie Path
These three contiguous trails—the Raymond G. Esposito Memorial Trail, Old Erie Path and Joseph B. Clark Trail—occupy the former right-of-way of the Erie Railroad's Nyack and Piermont Branch. Each trail is fairly sh... traillink.com
Raymond G. Esposito Trail
These three contiguous trails—the Raymond G. Esposito Memorial Trail, Old Erie Path and Joseph B. Clark Trail—occupy the former right-of-way of the Erie Railroad's Nyack and Piermont Branch. Each trail is fairly sh... traillink.com
Bronx River Pathway, White Plains, New York
Most of the trails in this book are either former railroad corridors or canal towpaths. The Bronx River Pathway is an exception. It lies in the corridor with, and alongside, the first automobile ?parkway? in the United States... trails.com
Hook Mountain/nyack Beach Bikeway
While not a "rail-trail," the Hook Mountain/Nyack Beach Bikeway is a very scenic trail along the Hudson River in Rockland County. The southern half of this trail is flat and runs right along the river at sea level. It is w... traillink.com
Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail
These three contiguous trails—the Raymond G. Esposito Memorial Trail, Old Erie Path and Joseph B. Clarke Trail—occupy the former right-of-way of the Erie Railroad's Nyack and Piermont Branch. Each trail is fairly s... traillink.com
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, Tarrytown, New York
Of course many trails (and not just rail-trails) provide a connection between communities. But when you come upon a trail that has been in the ground for more than 150 years of continuous use?well, that?s something special. A... trails.com
South County Trailway, Ardsley, New York
This trail features a series of etched-metal signs that present the rail-road history of the old Putnam line. In the 1920s the trolley tracks crossed the Putnam line at Tarrytown Road, where passengers from both modes could t... trails.com
Old Putnam Trail
Splayed over 1,146 acres in northwest Bronx, Van Cortlandt Park has a lot going on. The park is New York City's fourth largest and is home to the oldest municipal golf course in America. There are playgrounds, walking trai... traillink.com
Nassau County Museum Of Art, Greenvale, New York
It wouldn?t surprise us if William Cullen Bryant had been sitting on the very site of today?s Nassau County Museum of Art when he wrote: To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A ... trails.com
Charles T. Church Nature Sanctuary (Shu Swamp), Matinecock,...
The Charles T. Church Nature Sanctuary is the jewel of the several properties owned and managed in the Mill Neck/Locust Valley area by the North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. Tracing its origins back to 1929, this small but ... trails.com
Us Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York
Although fenced and entered through a guarded gate, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point is open to the public daily, and the eighty-two-acre grounds, formerly the estate of automobile magnate Walter P. Chrysler, m... trails.com
Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, Connecticut
A living showcase of trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers, the Bartlett Arboretum of the University of Connecticut at Stamford offers opportunities to explore living bamboo, a collection of ?witches? broom? trees, a secluded ga... trails.com
Sands Point Preserve, Manorhaven, New York
Comprised of 216 acres of prime Long Island real estate, Sands Point Preserve stands on splendid bluffs overlooking Long Island Sound at the mouth of Hempstead Harbor, just north of Port Washington. For walkers it has six sho... trails.com
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
New! Planting Fields Arboretum voted a Best Public Garden by readers of the Long Island Press! Read more here. Visit the former Gold Coast estate of the W.R. Coe family. This National Register property has over 400 acres of rol... state.ny
Douglas Manor, Kings Point, New York
Douglas Manor Douglas Manor is a community of cozy-looking houses set on a peninsula that juts into Little Neck Bay at the eastern end of Queens County. In summer this is a very popular place for shorebirds and modest sailboa... trails.com
Bronx River Pathway
The Bronx River Pathway consists of three disconnected trail segments running north-south from Mount Vernon to Valhalla and paralleling the Bronx River Parkway. The pathway is part of the Bronx River Reservation, an 807-ac... traillink.com