Champlain
Canalway Trail
Complete and promote an attractive
and continuous route for the Champlain
Canalway Trail from Waterford to
Whitehall, including:
- historic towpaths
- community attractions
- on-street bicycle routes
- part of a regional trail network
Canalway Trail Goal
- 58 miles total:
- 7 miles open today
- 13 miles planned or in construction
- 16 miles defined but not pieced together
- 22 miles – trail route undefined
State of the Trail
- Champlain Bikeways
- Feeder Canal Trail
- Warren County Bikeway
- Snowmobile Trails
- Zim Smith Trail
- Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail
Regional & Connecting Trails
Dix Bridge
Saratoga - Wilbur Rd. Towpath
“It’s not just a recreational benefit, it’s also an economic
boost, a tourism boost. Eventually, we’ll have trails all over
the state. Communities along New York’s canal corridors have
derived a $380 million economic benefit where pedestrian and
bike trails have been built.”
NYS Canal Corporation Director, Carmella R. Mantello
Hudson Crossing Park releases
Champlain Canalway Trail Action Plan
At the Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership meeting, March 28, 2011, Hudson Crossing Park,
Inc. announced the release of the Champlain Canalway Trail Action Plan for the 62-mile corridor between Waterford
and Whitehall in Saratoga and Washington Counties.