Empire State Trail

This section of the Erie Canalway Trail is hard packed dirt and gravel. We parked in a lot northwest of Rome and walked/rolled south until we hit a section where the trail becomes a bike lane on the side of road. We turned around and went the other way for about 1.7 miles for a total of  5 miles.

Heading south the trail follows the canal. We saw ducks and  one fuzzy caterpillar - not much wildlife but flowers everywhere!. Going the opposite direction, the trail is asphalt for a short way as it follows the road then it veers away, becomes dirt and gravel again and quieter as it heads into the woods. 

     

The trail is almost level and hard packed so it's accessible.

The parking lot is not marked. Heading west on Route 49 look for the lot with large piles of dirt and gravel on the left side of the road. The trail lot is south of the trail sign. It's large enough for any vehicle. Trail  43.22647, -75.49946