Northern Terminus, Genesee Greenway Trail - Rochester, NY
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sagefemme
N 43° 07.357 W 077° 38.523
18T E 285074 N 4777819
The Genesee Greenway Trail starts in Gensee Valley Park, in Rochester, NY, mostly utilizing the retired Pennsylvania Railroad beds to make a 90-mile trail to Cuba, NY, where it connects to the Finger Lakes Trail.
Waymark Code: WME88J
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2012
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In addition to connecting to the Finger Lakes Trail at the south end, the Genesee Greenway Trail connects to the Erie Canal Heritage Trail, which uses the old towpaths on a roughly East-West axis, and with the Genesee Riverway Trail, which extends an additional 18 miles north to Lake Ontario. It also intersects the Lehigh Valley Trail, which is another Rails-to-Trails project. It is officially managed as a New York State Park.
The Friends of Genesee Greenway Trails website (Finding the Greenway) (
visit link) recommends starting in the swimming pool parking lot of Genesee Valley Park, and following the Genesee Riverway Trail to the trailhead. The parking coordinates listed below are to a parking area designated for trail users. To traverse the Riverway Trail from end-to-end from there would require that you hike north for about 1 mile to reach the trailhead, and double back to the parking area, and continue south from there. (Sight of an old railroad bridge makes it a worthwhile "detour", I assure you - see default picture.)