Join us as we cycle across the state of New York, along the Erie Canalway Trail, which is part of the Empire State Trail system, from Buffalo to Albany, NY.
For more information on this trail and resources for planning your own trip:
https://bikeeriecanal.com/
https://www.ptny.org/cycle-the-erie-canal/trail-map
VIDEO DETAILS
0:00 Introduction
2:22 Day 1: Buffalo to Red Rock Ponds RV Resort, in Holley
7:11 Day 2: Holley to Lock 28-B, in Newark
13:42 Day 3: Newark to Syracuse
20:02 Recasting our riding plans
22:45 Day 4: Syracuse to Rome
25:06 Day 5: Rome to Little Falls
27:47 Day 6: Little Falls to Amsterdam
30:09 Day 7: Amsterdam to Albany
Nathan’s Strava Links:
Day 1: https://www.strava.com/activities/15654928836
Day 2: https://www.strava.com/activities/15654953211
Day 3: https://www.strava.com/activities/15665085069
Day 4: https://www.strava.com/activities/15687694705
Day 5: https://www.strava.com/activities/15697544812
Day 6: https://www.strava.com/activities/15708895964
Day 7: https://www.strava.com/activities/15719798212
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20 Comments
Hats off for nailing the pronunciation of those towns!
Thanks for the video, fun to watch on a snowy morning on the bike trainer.
I'm sure you know from all of the museums, but Italians moved west across NY as the Erie canal was being built for jobs as it coincided with when many were moving to America, so that's why there's so much food Italian food.
What camera did you use? iPhone, etc.?
Fuck hope!!!! Never will be able to get it in my entire lifetime.
Great job showing the highlights of your trip! Thanks for sharing how beautiful and fun the Erie Canal is to bike. I hope you get the chance to go from Albany to NYC.
I am a life-long cyclist born and raised in Buffalo who has cycled extensively around NYS but not the Canal trails. I love how you presented your trip and enjoyed this video. Many thanks and happy trails!
That was very nice of you to accommodate your friend and shorten you days and trip. You rode right behind my house in Cohoes. I hope you enjoyed your trip and thanks for posting.
Lifelong resident of Rochester, NY here. I've ridden the canal and Genesee River trailways for decades in and around the Rochester area. Can't believe all the sunshine you guys encountered. 3 or 4 days of sunshine from Buffalo to Syracuse is a rare sight. Great video.
Shout out to my favorite part of the trail, which is the overlook east of Blatnik Park in Niskayuna.
I'd love to do this. Thanks for sharing! What was your training like and how did you carry your gear?
There is no gravel. [Sure, cyclists misuse the term.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravel
4:25 can’t believe the boat you saw happens to be my boat!!! Glad to see you were able to be up here while the weather was great!!! What a wild coincidence to see Big’r Ben in a random YouTube video lol
I've biked this from Albany to Buffalo, I'd like to try thru-hiking it one of these spring/summers.
Very well done! Rode the trail system many of times, brings back great memories. I'm from the Albany area and used to ride this trail system to get to College at SUNY Brockport (I had no drivers license). I pulled a large Yak bike trailer with all my gear. You guys were much more organized than me lol. I used paper maps or no maps 25 years ago, rode until I got tired, camped at Locks, matted bushes, benches, side of the trail, wherever I was when I got tired lol. Some days pushed well over 100 miles. Body is shot, would love to do it again, but on an Ebike this time around spread out over more days to soak it in an enjoy it more. Thanks for the video, FYI still miss the Brockport Diner, they had the best garbage plate around!
Well done, this was a great video about the trail. I've been fortunate enough to do the Erie several times now, and there's one thing that I always plan for, a night in Amsterdam, so that I can eat at Lorenzo's.
Thank you for this guide. I’m cycling Buffalo to Albany over memorial day weekend.
Nice video! Thanks for sharing!
I'm curious about the logistics. If you used Amtrak for shuttle, which stations did you use and where do you park? In Buffalo the Depew station has parking but a long commute to the trail. The Exchange station doesn't seem to have long term parking.
What time of year did you do this trip? I’m looking at doing it in late May this year. Any locals feel free to chime in on whether that’s a good idea or not 😅
Awesome video. I'm thinking of doing a short trip from Syracuse to Albany. Do you think normal 700c tires are fine on the crushed limestone portions?
Amazing!