Publications

Most of Parks & Trails New York's publications are downloadable or available for free.  However, we do request a small postage and handling fee for mailing copies. Use the dropdown menus below to to select our publications by either category or title.

Choose Category Using and Enjoying Trails Developing Trails Newsletters Annual Reports Advocating for Parks   Choose by Title 3-Day Self Guided Tours Along Canalway Trail Building Community Trails Across NY Poster Canalway Trail Assessment Reports Canalway Trail Planning Studies Canalway Trail Times Canalway Trail User Counts Chittenango Next Steps Report Cycling the Erie Canal Guidebook Getting on Track: Working with Railroads GreenSpace Newsletter A Guide for Planning Trails In NYS Handbook for Landowners Inn to Inn Touring Along Erie Canalway Trail Mohawk-Hudson Bike Hike Trail on-Road Segment Parks at a Turning Point Parks & Trails E-News Road & Trail Intersection Safety Saratoga Co. Canalway Trail Concept Plan Ten Terrific Rail Trails Trails Bring Economic Vitality Trails Resurrected The NYS Park System: An Economic Asset Ulster Co. Transp. Plan - draft

• 3-DAY SELF GUIDED TOURS ALONG THE CANALWAY TRAIL
  • Lockport to Palmyra
  • Little Falls to Albany
    
    
• Newly Revised! CYCLING THE ERIE CANAL: A Guide to 400 miles of adventure and history along the Erie Canalway Trail
  More Info | Order Form | Read a review of this guide.“Cycling the Erie Canal" is as good a guide book as I have ever seen. It is clear and easy to use, packed with information, maps, and pictures!" -Steve Golden, National Park Service, Boston
  
  
• INN TO INN TOURING ALONG THE ERIE CANALWAY TRAIL -brochures with information on attractions and accommodations along the Canalway Trail
  • Albany, Schenectady and Montgomery Counties
  • Lockport to Palmyra
  • East Syracuse to Little Falls
  
  
• TEN TERRIFIC RAIL & CANAL TRAILS IN NEW YORK - descriptions of ten great places to bicycle
  

• TRAILS, RESURRECTED - 19th Century Corridors Find New Life as 21st Century Trails
  
  
• ULSTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN - Draft Plan (Parks & Trails New York is plan consultant)
  

• BUILDING COMMUNITY TRAILS ACROSS NEW YORK - An attractive and informative four-color poster/map of existing and planned multi-use trails - Order from PTNY ($5.00 fee includes shipping & handling)
  
  
• CANALWAY TRAIL ASSESSMENT REPORTS
• Amherst-Lockport
• Wayne County
• Cayuga-Seneca Canal
• Cayuga and Western Onondaga Counties
• Syracuse Metropolitan Area
• Frankfort-Ilion-Mohawk-German Flats
• Amsterdam to Schenectady County Line
• Saratoga County
• Oswego River/Canal
• Washington County Lock C-5 to Ft. Edward

• CANALWAY TRAIL PLANNING STUDIES
  • Cohoes-Waterford Connection Study - Recommendations for a trail link between the Erie Canalway Trail at Manor Avenue in Cohoes and the Waterford Visitors' Center.
  • Clyde-Seneca River Study - Recommendations for the Erie Canalway Trail Route East of the Village of Clyde in Wayne County
    
    
• GETTING STARTED . . . A GUIDE TO PLANNING TRAILS IN NEW YORK
• Cover and Chapter 1 Introduction: Creating a network of trails across New York State.
• Chapters 2-3 Getting Organized and Going Public
• Chapters 4-5 Trail Planning and Integrating natural values and recreational use.
• Chapter 6 and Back Cover Landowner issues and concerns
  
  
• GETTING ON TRACK: WORKING WITH RAILROADS TO BUILD TRAILS IN NEW YORK STATE:
  
• Cover and Table of Contents
• Understanding railroad corridors and companies
• Abandonment and railbanking
• Preparing to contact a railroad
• Sources of information and appendices
  
  
• GREENWAYS AND TRAILS BRING NEW ECONOMIC VITALITY TO NEW YORK'S COMMUNITIES - helps make the economic case for greenways and trails
  
  
• HANDBOOK FOR LAND OWNERS: Getting Involved - A Community Trail Handbook for Landowners
  

• HEALTHY TRAIL, HEALTHY PEOPLE REPORTS
  • Peru Little Ausable; Suggestions for the Next Steps - April 2006
  • Delhi River Walk; Suggestions for Next Steps - April 2005
  • Salisbury-Dolgeville Greenway; Suggestions for Next Steps - June 2004
  • Chittenango Creekwalk: Suggestions for Next Steps - March, 2006
    
    

• MOHAWK-HUDSON BIKE HIKE TRAIL - Recommendations for On-Road Segment
  
• SAFETY STUDY - Road & Trail Intersection Safety
  
  
  
• SARATOGA COUNTY CANALWAY TRAIL CONCEPT PLAN
  • Full Plan (3.7M)
  • Executive Summary (80K)
  • Cover Page and Table of Contents (120K)
  • Chapters 1-2 (210K)
  • Chapter 3 (410K)
  • Chapter 4 (760K)
  • Chapter 5 (1.2M)
  • Chapter 6 (240K)
  • Chapter 7 (55K)
  • Chapter 8 (56K)
  • Chapter 9 (10K)
    
    
• WHO'S ON THE TRAIL? THE CANALWAY TRAIL USER COUNTS
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
    

• THE NYS PARK SYSTEM: AN ECONOMIC ASSET TO THE EMPIRE STATE
  • Executive Summary
  • Full Report
    
    
• PARKS AT A TURNING POINT - Report urges increased investment and improved stewardship

• NO TURNING BACK - The Campaign to Restore and Enhance our Parks

• PARKS & TRAILS E-NEWS - To subscibe to Parks & Trails E-News, click here.
• 2009 Issues: May, Mar-Apr, Jan-Feb
• 2008 Issues: November-December, September - October, July- August, May-June, March-April, Jan-Feb
  
• 2007 E-News: Nov-Dec, Sept-Oct, July-Aug, May-June, March-April Jan-Feb
  
• 2006 E-News: Nov-Dec , Sept-Oct, July-Aug, May-June, March-AprilJan-Feb
  
• 2005 E-News:Nov-Dec, Sept-Oct, July-Aug, May-June, March-April, Jan-Feb
• 2004 E-News: Nov-Dec
  
  

• GREENSPACE
  • 2009: Spring
  • 2008: Spring, Fall
    
  • 2007: Fall, Spring
  • 2006: Fall, Spring
  • 2005: Fall, Spring
  • 2004: Fall, Spring
    
    
• CANALWAY TRAIL TIMES
• 2009: Spring
• 2008: Spring, Winter
• 2007: May, January
• 2006: May
• 2005: May

• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003

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