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New York is also home to the Empire State Trail, a developing 750-mile trail network that will tie together hundreds of communities across 27 counties. Included in the expansive project is the Erie Canalway Trail, which will span 360 miles across the state from Albany to Buffalo. Along the way, travelers will see many tangible connections to history, including original canal locks, lift bridges, a century-old aqueduct, and a Colonial fort.

New Jersey also has an impressive growing trail network: the Circuit Trails, which will encompass 800 miles of trail in the Camden and Greater Philadelphia region. A crown jewel in this network is the incredibly scenic Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail, which spans more than 70 miles in the shape of a V, with the New Jersey capital of Trenton at its center.

Within these pages, you’ll find trails offering views of some of America’s most iconic natural treasures, such as the Great Lakes, the Atlantic Ocean coastline, the Adirondacks, the Finger Lakes, and the Catskill Mountains. But no matter which routes in Rail-Trails: New Jersey & New York you choose, you’ll experience the unique history, culture, and geography of each, as well as the communities that have built and embraced them.