Jennifer's List of Bike Trails » Gravel

Armstrong Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:04:02 +0000

The Armstrong Trail runs 38 miles from Schenley, Pennsylvania, to East Brady, Pennsylvania. Much of that distance is paved; the web site (link above) has a map, photos, history, trail conditions, and other information.

Wabash Cannonball Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:21:50 +0000

The Wabash Cannonball Trail runs for 63 miles through northwest Ohio, in the Toledo area. 19 miles of the trail are paved, and the rest is large gravel. There are two main web sites with information: the Wabash Cannonball Trail Association has good maps, history, and other information; the Toledo MetroParks site has a map and links to other nearby (shorter) trails.

Delaware Canal Towpath

Jennifer Hodgdon — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:33:06 +0000

The Delaware Canal Towpath runs 60 miles along the Delaware River on the New Jersey – Pennsylvania border, from Bristol, Pennsylvania, to Easton, Pennsylvania. 34 miles of the canal has trails on both sides of the river; the remaining part has a trail only on the Pennsylvania side. The Pennsylvania side is in the Delaware Canal State park; their web site has a good map of the trails and updates on trail conditions. The New Jersey side is in the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park; their web site has information, a video tour, and a photo gallery. The map here shows the Pennsylvania side of the trail.

Great Allegheny Passage

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:14:22 +0000

The Great Allegheny Passage, including the Montour Trail and the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail, is a converted railroad that will eventually run for about 150 miles from just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Cumberland, Maryland end of the C & O Canal trail. It is under construction, apparently with signed detours on small-town streets and rural roads for the missing pieces — check out the official web site for the trail to find maps and other information.

Paul Bunyan Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:15:01 +0000

The Paul Bunyan Trail runs more than 100 miles through a lake-filled area from Brainerd/Baxter, Minnesota, to Lavinia, Minnesota. It appears that they are planning to pave the entire trail; currently, 80 miles of it is paved (the unpaved section is from Walker to Bemidji; I’m not sure if this section is rideable or not). This trail connects to (and shares a short section with) the Heartland Trail. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources web site has some information and a map.

George S. Mickelson Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:11:21 +0000

The George S. Mickelson Trail runs 109 miles through the Black Hills of South Dakota, from Deadwood to Edgemont. It is a converted railroad, and includes railroad bridges and tunnels. The official South Dakota Parks web site (see link above) includes maps and lots of information.

Cascade Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:23:41 +0000

The Cascade Trail runs about 22 miles between Sedro Woolley, Washington, and Concrete, Washington.

Troy-Kendrick Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:01:33 +0000

This trail, whose real name I do not know, runs from Troy, Idaho, about 12 miles down (quite a lot of elevation to lose!) to Kendrick, Idaho. I have been unable to find any information on the Internet about this trail, but I have seen parts of it and know someone who has ridden it.

There is also a flat, paved trail leading 5 miles or so along Hwy 3 from Kendrick, Idaho, to Julietta, Idaho, which I haven’t included in this site because of its short length. It’s called the Ed Corkill Memorial River Trail.

Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:13:21 +0000

The Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway runs about 60 miles along the Erie Canal and Mohawk River roughly from Schenectady, New York, to Troy, New York. Here are some web sites about the trail:

Friends of the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway (detailed map, links to other information)
nycanal.com (rough map of 40 miles of trail, directions to trailheads)
New York Canals (description, camping suggestions, construction alerts)
Parks and Trails New York (advocacy organization, sells guidebook, detailed route description available on web site)

Old Erie Canal State Park

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:11:10 +0000

The Old Erie Canal State Park trail runs about 36 miles between Dewitt, New York, and Rome New York, along the old Erie Canal, with a couple of short sections of road riding. It is part of the planned 500-mile Erie Canal route. Here are some web sites about the trail:

New York State Canals (description, list of where to camp on linked page, construction information)
State Park web site (brief description)
nycanal.com (rough map, directions to trailheads)