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Genesee Valley Greenway

Genesee Valley Greenway
Genesee Valley Greenway intersect Lehigh Valley Trail.jpg
Intersection of the Greenway with the Lehigh Valley Trail, as marked by the white plaque seen on the right.
Length 90 mi (145 km)
Location New York, United States
Trailheads Rochester, New York
Cuba, New York
Use Hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing
Hiking details
Season All year
Sights Letchworth State Park
Right of way Pennsylvania Railroad, Genesee Valley Canal

The Genesee Valley Greenway is a rail trail in western New York's Genesee River valley.

The trail stretches for 90 miles (140 km) along a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way as well as adjacent land from the Genesee Valley Canal. The low grade path is a multi-use trail which is well suited for hiking, biking, horsebacking riding and cross-country skiing.

The Greenway is administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) and the Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was a partner in the Greenway's management prior to transferring jurisdiction of their lands to NYS OPRHP in 2010. The project began in 1991 as a way to reuse mostly abandoned land from the old railways. Construction and renovation of land for the trail was underway in 1998.

The Genesee Valley Greenway intersects with the Erie Canal Heritage Trail south of the city of Rochester at the Genesee Valley Park, thereby forming part of a network of green corridors for hikers and cyclists stretching across New York State. As of 2016, the Greenway passes through Monroe, Livingston, Wyoming and Allegany counties, connecting the City of Rochester and the Village of Cuba, with plans to eventually extend the trail to Hinsdale in Cattaraugus County.


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