The Greenway Trail

The Greenway Act of 1991 calls for the creation and designation of a Hudson River Trail from the Capital District to NYC on both sides of the Hudson River.

The Greenway Trail System includes:– Riverside Trails: 268.96 miles – Countryside Corridors: 49.60 miles– Connector Trails: 22.06 miles– Hudson River Greenway

Water Trail: 256 miles– State Bike Route 9: 147.00 miles

Goals of Greenway Trail Program

• Provide physical and visual access to the Hudson River• Promote and preserve the Hudson’s Valley natural,

historic, cultural, recreational, scenic, and agricultural resources through trail linkages

• Contribute to the economic development of local communities

• Promote community driven, voluntary process for establishing trails

• Encourage the development of local trails that link to major trail corridors, forming larger area and regional networks

How the Greenway Can Help

• Provide technical assistance for planning and developing trails

• Provide funding for Greenway Trail development

• Offer conferences and workshopsfor trail groups

• Sponsor special events to highlight the significance of Greenway Trails at the local and regional level

• Recognize and support local trails through Greenway Trail Designation

Conservancy Small Grant Program

• Trail planning and design projects• Trail construction and

rehabilitation projects • Trail interpretation and

education projects• Competitive grant program• Priority placed on those projects that will

develop sections identified in the Draft Greenway Trail Vision Plan, and improve or interpret designated trails

• Funding ranges from $5,000 to $10,000• Greater amounts available for intermunicipal

projects

• A long distance, recreational waterway between specific points, made up of access, day use, and camping sites for the boating public.

• New York has 1,200 miles of interconnected, operational water trails—NYS Canals, Lake Champlain, NY City.

• HRGWT has 97 sites (110 with NYS Canals) and covers 256 miles from Hadley and Whitehall south to Battery Park in Manhattan.

• Economic Benefits: $27 to $135/day/paddler.• Access Points: Launches & Landings (10 miles, both sides)• Campsites: (Overnight Accommodations, 15 miles, 1 side)• Day Use Sites: Destinations--Natural Areas, Historic Sites,

Downtowns—wherever we can find them!• In Kingston/Esopus/Ulster/Rhinebeck there are 10

designated sites.

Hudson River Greenway Water TrailA National Water Trail