Ideas for Logging Miles

There are many great adventures in store when you hit the trail or get out on the water. Try one of our recommended cycling or paddling half-day and full-day trips. Or plan a multiday trip with one of our recommended itineraries. Discover favorite places to visit and recommendations for local food and beverages with Hot on the Trail. A few miles at a time will start to add up!

2023 Events

Champlain Canalway Trail (CCT) Family Bicycle Celebration

June 3   >>   Champlain Canalway Trail Head, Mullen Park, Fort Edward
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Schenectady

June 8   >>   Druthers Brewing Company, Schenectady
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Low Bridge, High Water

June 10   >>   Village of Brockport
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The Old Erie Canal Boat Float

June 17   >>   Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Oswego

June 22   >>   H. Lee White Maritime Museum, Oswego
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15 PD (Pretty Darn) Good Miles on the Erie Canal

Weekly, July 1 - September 15   >>   Erie Canal Boat Company, Fairport
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Albany

July 6   >>   Albany Pump Station, Albany
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Cycle the Erie Canal

July 9 - 16, 2023   >>   Buffalo to Albany
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Syracuse

July 13   >>   Erie Canal Museum
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Champlain Canal History Tour & Paddle

July 14   >>   Whitehall to Comstock and back
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Canastota

July 20   >>   Canastota Canal Town Museum, Canastota
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TRAID on the Trails

July 21   >>   Onondaga Park/Syracuse Creekwalk
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Beers, Bikes, and Barge: Schuylerville

July 27   >>   Bound by Fate Brewing Company, Schuylerville
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Port Byron

August 10   >>   Lunkenheimer Brewing, Port Byron
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17th Annual Cardboard Boat Races: Magical History Tour

August 12   >>   Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Spencerport

August 24   >>   Arrowhead Marina and Golf Course, Spencerport
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Color Wayne

September 2   >>   Erie Shore Landing, Newark
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Roc the River Ride

September 16   >>   Genesee Valley Park, Rochester
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TRAID on the Trails

September 16   >>   Syracuse Inner Harbor Creekwalk
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Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon

October 15   >>   Riverview Orchards, Rexford
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#CapitalWalls: Mural Bike Tours

September & October   >>   Downtown Albany
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