BIKING THE ERIE CANAL
The
Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York that runs from Albany the capital of New York state to Buffalo at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. It was under construction from 1817 to 1832 and once finished it reduced the costs of transporting goods dramatically. Replaced by the New York State Barge Canal today you can bike along it using the paths that where originally made for the animals pulling the barges.A wonderful ride that we start always in Penfield and end in Pittsford, where there are different places where you can eat lunch ore a snack. Or option number two we go the other way to Macedon where we do a picnic.
A nice day of relax in the green.
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of Erie canal map. Click to enlarge |
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of public information. More history, Click to enlarge |
Image of public information. More history, Click to enlarge |
Image of green trees along the Erie canal |
Image
of nature along the canal
Bike rides