Buffalo-Area Bike and Running Paths
Want easier and safer places to ride your bike or run? Here's a list of trails to enjoy!
Erie Canal Heritage Trail
Distance: 114 Miles
Starts in Buffalo; ends in Albany.
Ellicott Creek Trail (a.k.a. UB North Campus -- Amherst Trail)
Distance: 7.2 Miles
Starts and end on the corner of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ellicott Creek Road.
Newstead Bike Path (Clarence/Newstead)
Distance: 8.3 Miles
Starts on Transit Road (across from Grover's Bar & Grill); ends at Clarence-Akron Pathway.
Clarence-Akron Pathway
Distance: 6.5 Miles
Starts on Salt Road (off of Main Street); ends on Cedar Street in Akron.
West Shore Trail (Clarence)
Distance: 4.1 Miles
Begins at Wehrle Drive in Clarence; ends at Davison Road before connecting to the Clarence-Akron-Newstead trail.
Peanut Line Trail (Clarence)
Distance: 6.1 Miles
Begins at the western boundary of Clarence near Transit Road and continues to the Clarence-Akron-Newstead trail in the town of Newstead. Provides connections to Meadowlakes Park and Memorial Park.
Buffalo Waterfront
Distance: 6 Miles
At Erie Basin Marina, you can ride your bike or walk along the Outer Harbor.
Delaware Park (Buffalo)
Distance: About 2 Miles
Delaware Park is located on Meadow Drive and closes at 9 p.m.
Amherst Canalway Trail
Distance: 5.7 Miles
This trail runs from Sweet Home Road to New Road along Tonawanda Creek in North Amherst.
Walton Woods Path (Amherst)
Distance: 4.5 Miles
Located on Audubon Parkway. Features dirt trails throughout in addition to the maintained asphalt path. The surrounding woods are full of old trees, trilliums, jack-in-the-pulpits, ferns and other natural beauty.
Hopkins Road Boardwalk & Trail (Amherst)
Distance: 1.3 Miles
Start at the corner of Hopkins Road and West Klein Road; ends just past Eagle Terrace.
I-990 Trailway (Amherst)
Distance: .90 Miles
Starts on Sweet Home Road (next to Tim Hortons); ends on Sweet Home Road.
Lancaster Heritage Trail
Distance: 4 Miles
Starts on Walter Winter Drive (across from Bimbo Bakeries USA); ends on Townline Road.
Como Lake Park (Lancaster)
Distance: 2.6 Miles
Located at 2220 Como Park Boulevard.
Westwood Park (Lancaster)
Located on Pavement Road between Erie Street and Westwood Road.
Riverwalk Trail (Buffalo/Tonawanda)
Distance: 13.2 Miles
Starts at corner of Erie Street and Lakefront Boulevard; ends at Niagara Street in Tonawanda.
Botanical Gardens -- South Park (Lackawanna)
Distance: 1.4 Miles
Enter park via McKinley Parkway; starts and ends on Park Drive in South Park.
Beaver Island State Park (Grand Island)
Located at 2136 West Oakfield Road.
Scajaquada Trailway (Buffalo)
Distance: 2.2 Miles
Starts on West Avenue (off Tonawanda Street); ends on Meadow Drive in Delaware Park.
Chestnut Ridge Park (Orchard Park)
Located at 6121 Chestnut Ridge Road.
Use this map to find the closest trail to your house!
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Contributed by Ariana Harvin-Mahiques and Katie Swaine