NY canal system

Hi All,

In June my wife and I are planning a vacation in NY. We are planning on
biking the Erie Canal area from Niagara towards Albany.

I would like to hear of any experiences any of you all have had doing this.
Are there shuttle services? Nice places to stay? Good restaurants? We are
both 62 years old so we are not going to be racing but we do have endurance.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jim

The canal does not go to Niagara.. you can get on in Tonawanda to Lockport..
Not sure where you need to be shuttled to.. but in general.. there are no
buses.

New York State has a ride each year , so you may want to look at their web
site for ideas on where to stay etc.
http://www.canals.state.ny.us/exvac/trail/index.html

I have bike parts of it around Rochester.. nice paths.. make sure to stop in
Brockport .. there is a restaurant called Mickey Ryan's.... good chili
cheese fries and burgers...
"jtdickie" wrote in message
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Hi All,

In June my wife and I are planning a vacation in NY. We are planning on
biking the Erie Canal area from Niagara towards Albany.

I would like to hear of any experiences any of you all have had doing
this.
Are there shuttle services? Nice places to stay? Good restaurants? We
are
both 62 years old so we are not going to be racing but we do have
endurance.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jim

jtdickie wrote:
Hi All,

In June my wife and I are planning a vacation in NY. We are planning on
biking the Erie Canal area from Niagara towards Albany.


The canal path starts in Buffalo and is a very easy ride. I've done it twice,
both times starting near Peace Bridge and riding through Buffalo staying near
the river till we got to the canal.

Yes, there are plenty of places to eat, many of them Very good. Look at
http://ptny.org. They run a canal tour every year in July. Actually on the
home page there are 4 pictures, I am the left most rider in the lower right
picture (with the blue shirt). As for places to stay, there are small towns
all along the canal, and although our tour camps at schools/colleges along the
route, most towns have some accommodations - check ahead.

mike

I would like to hear of any experiences any of you all have had doing this.
Are there shuttle services? Nice places to stay? Good restaurants? We are
both 62 years old so we are not going to be racing but we do have endurance.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jim

There's info about a small part of the canal path at my website:
www.geocities.com/NYRides . My experience in riding the end near Albany
was somewhat different from the rest of the people who responded to you. I
found that part of the path a little too desolate and boring. The section I
describe on the site was nice, though, and I'm sure there are many other
very nice sections. A good attitude to begin your ride with is that it's
all about what you make of it. There will be long stretches of nothing but
overgrown grass and electrical wires. Then there will be the great little
trailside cafes and villages that make it all worthwhile. You just have to
figure out how to have fun in between.

FYI, there's also a recreational path that runs along the Niagara River that
will take you to the Falls and beyond. That's a whole different ride,
though. Perhaps you can drive to the start of that one and take it to
Niagara. Don't forget your passport!
"Mike" wrote in message
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jtdickie wrote:
Hi All,

In June my wife and I are planning a vacation in NY. We are planning on
biking the Erie Canal area from Niagara towards Albany.


The canal path starts in Buffalo and is a very easy ride. I've done it
twice, both times starting near Peace Bridge and riding through Buffalo
staying near the river till we got to the canal.

Yes, there are plenty of places to eat, many of them Very good. Look at
http://ptny.org. They run a canal tour every year in July. Actually on
the home page there are 4 pictures, I am the left most rider in the lower
right picture (with the blue shirt). As for places to stay, there are
small towns all along the canal, and although our tour camps at
schools/colleges along the route, most towns have some accommodations -
check ahead.

mike

I would like to hear of any experiences any of you all have had doing
this. Are there shuttle services? Nice places to stay? Good
restaurants? We are both 62 years old so we are not going to be racing
but we do have endurance.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Jim