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- ↑ Clarence Pathways (TrailLink)
- ↑ "Section of Albany County Rail Trail to Open June 2". Albany County. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ↑ "Allegheny River Valley Trail - Town of Allegany". Town of Allegany. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ Catherine Valley Trail (TrailLink)
- ↑ Parks and Facilities. "Rails To Trails". Town of Cheektowaga, New York.
- ↑ Corning Bike Path (AllTrails.com)
- ↑ 1955 Topographical Map of Corning, New York (Historic Aerials)
- ↑ Gorge Trail (TrailLink)
- ↑ Parks and Recreation. "Greater Jamestown Riverwalk". City of Jamestown, New York.
- ↑ http://www.gcswcd.com/images/stories/KRT/KRTmaps-combined_5%2014%2013.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ "About the Rail Trail". Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ↑ Jim Schug Trail (Town of Dryden, New York)
- ↑ John Kieran Nature Trail (TrailLink)
- ↑ http://www.gcswcd.com/images/stories/KRT/KRTmaps-combined_5%2014%2013.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ Lehigh Memory Trail (TrailLink)
- ↑ Sodus-Wallington Rail Trail (TrailLink)
- ↑ Hiking the Trail to Yesterday; The Edwards Nature Trail
- ↑ "Park Description and Program Schedules" (PDF). Walden, NY: Village of Walden Recreation and Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "Fast Facts About the Walkway". Walkway Over the Hudson. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ↑ "Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Length Doubles". Open Space Institute. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ↑ "Visit Lake George; Bicycling". Lake George Area in New York's Adirondacks. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
