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Erie Canalway Trail – Erie Canalway Trail loop from Syracuse

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Erie Canalway Trail – Erie Canalway Trail loop from Syracuse

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Erie Canalway Trail – Erie Canalway Trail loop from Syracuse

02:09

36.5km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

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Parking

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3.10 km

Thornden Park

Highlight • Natural

76-acre Thornden Park is a pleasant urban refuge with almost anything you could want: Flowers? There's a rose garden and a lily pond. Performing arts? There's an amphitheater and stage. …

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10.1 km

Erie Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail/tow path mostly follows the route of the old, historic Erie Canal. Along this portion you can see where the original canal was enlarged, along with some beautiful stonework …

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11.2 km

Cedar Bay Park

Highlight • Rest Area

This cute little park sits right alongside the old Erie Canal. It's a good picnic spot or turnaround point for the Erie Canalway Trail, which is just on the other …

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13.7 km

Limestone Creek Aqueduct (Erie Canalway Trail)

Highlight • Bridge

Along the trail, you'll come across a bridge where a beautiful view of the creek awaits at the trail's northern tip, showcasing the creek's bend. Great place to stop for a break.

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17.9 km

Erie Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Erie Canal Trail traces the path of the historic Erie Canal, which was largely replaced by the Barge Canal between 1905 and 1918. Today, the trail offers a glimpse …

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30.3 km

Erie Boulevard Cycle Track

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

You wouldn't know it by looking at the paved trail beneath you or the boulevard on either side, but this route used to follow the path of the historic Erie …

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36.1 km

Bicycle Lane on East Genesee Street

Highlight • Cycleway

36.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

8.21 km

3.29 km

2.21 km

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.8 km

2.79 km

2.58 km

328 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Thornden Park

Erie Canalway Trail

Cedar Bay Park

Limestone Creek Aqueduct (Erie Canalway Trail)

Erie Canalway Trail

Erie Boulevard Cycle Track

Bicycle Lane on East Genesee Street

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