About trails in Erie County, New York

Erie County has 261 named trails on the map, covering 480 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 10th largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 204 of them are tagged for hiking and 45 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is State Bicycle Route 517, at 51.2 miles. 24 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 17 trailheads, 16 campsites, 29 waterfalls, 75 boat launches, and 3 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are East Aurora, North Boston, and Grandyle Village.

What the trails in Erie County are like

By length, 173 are under a mile, 64 run 1 to 5 miles, and 24 are 5 miles or longer. 27 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Hamburg Road Race Course, at 14.6 miles.

Of the 261 with measured elevation, Gorge Rim Trail climbs the most, about 682 ft.

Explore by activity

480Total miles

16Campsites

75Boat launches

29Waterfalls

17Trailheads

3Rapids

State Bicycle Route 517MTB51.2 mi Erie Cattaraugus Rail TrailHike23.0 mi East Aurora Bicycle Race (FKA Toyfest)MTB17.9 mi Hamburg Road Race CourseMTB14.6 mi Ellicott Creek TrailwayMTB14.6 mi BBC Hunter's Creek Road Race CourseMTB14.4 mi Peanut Line TrailMTB12.9 mi Clarence Akron PathwayMTB12.3 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Tonawanda to Amherst)Hike10.0 mi BBC Langford Road Race CourseMTB9.7 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Hertel Avenue to Tonawanda)Hike9.4 mi BBC Marilla East Road Race CourseMTB8.5 mi BBC Marilla West Road Race CourseMTB8.2 mi Lancaster Heritage TrailMTB8.1 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Buffalo Harbor State Park to Hertel Avenue)Hike8.0 mi West River TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Shoreline TrailHikeMTB7.4 mi BBC Boston / Colden (Short Course) Road Race CourseMTB7.0 mi Clarence Bike TrailHike6.1 mi BBC Grand Island ITT Race CourseMTB6.1 mi Amherst Canalway TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi BBC Back Creek TT CourseMTB5.8 mi BBC Rice Hill Road Race CourseMTB5.6 mi BBC Chestnut Ridge Road Race CourseMTB5.5 mi Boston Forest Park4.9 mi RiverwalkHikeMTB4.7 mi Town of Newstead Bike PathHike4.4 mi BBC Akron Time Trial Race CourseMTB4.2 mi Hunters Creek TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Conservation Trail (FLT)Hike3.9 mi Conservation Trail3.8 mi Hunters Creek County Park3.8 mi BBC Hamburg TT Race CourseMTB3.5 mi Knox Farm - Outer Loop3.5 mi Outer Loop TrailHike3.5 mi Hunters Creek - Conservation Trail3.0 mi Nike Base TrailsHike3.0 mi Outer LoopHike3.0 mi Fuhrmann Boulevard SidepathHikeMTB2.9 mi Boston County Forest Park Hiking trailsHike2.8 mi Holcomb Pond TrailHike2.7 mi Orienteering TrailHike2.6 mi Cheektowaga Bikepath2.6 mi Empire State Trail (Harbor - Canalside, bike)MTB2.6 mi Gorge Rim TrailHike2.5 mi Snowmobile TrailHike2.5 mi Tonawanda Rails To TrailsHikeMTB2.4 mi Jesse Kregal PathwayHikeMTB2.3 mi Jesse Kregel PathwayMTB2.3 mi Backyard TrailHike2.3 mi Boy Scout TrailHike2.2 mi Ward Hill TrailHike2.2 mi Newstead TrailHike2.2 mi Hopkins Road Boardwalk and TrailMTB2.0 mi Creek TrailHike2.0 mi TRL-8Hike1.9 mi Butterfly TrailHike1.8 mi BBC West Tillen Hill Climb TTMTB1.8 mi Pop Warner Rail TrailHike1.6 mi Akron Bike Path (Peanut Line)Hike1.5 mi Library TrailHike1.5 mi GI Linear Bike PathMTB1.5 mi Lincoln Park PathHikeMTB1.4 mi Nike Base Trails - Green TrailHike1.4 mi Hunters Creek - Green Blazes1.4 mi Greenway Nature TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Ohio Street SidepathHikeMTB1.3 mi Bird Island PierHike1.3 mi West Shoreline TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Scenic Woods TrailsHike1.3 mi Green Blazes TrailHike1.2 mi Hunters Creek - North Purple1.2 mi Sargent Mark TrailHike1.2 mi Hunters Creek - Sargent Mark1.2 mi Hunters Creek - North Red1.2 mi Red Blaze TrailHike1.2 mi North PurpleHike1.2 mi Knox Farm - Backyard Trail1.1 mi Hunters Creek - Access Road1.1 mi Scenic Woods blue trailHike1.1 mi Hunters Creek - Mirkwood Yellow1.1 mi Mirkwood TrailHike1.1 mi Eternal Flame TrailHike1.1 mi Erie County Forest1.1 mi Tonawanda Canalway TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Fishing Access TrailHike1.0 mi Memorial Park walkwayHike1.0 mi Lower Pond TrailHike1.0 mi Knox Farm - Butterfly Trail0.9 mi East River TrailHike0.9 mi BBC Clarksburg Uphill Time TrialMTB0.9 mi Spaulding TrailHike0.9 mi History TrailHike0.8 mi Nike Base Trails - Yellow TrailHike0.8 mi Larkinville Challange Criterium CourseMTB0.8 mi Hunters Creek - Mossy Point Yellow0.8 mi William Gaiter Parkway Cycle TrackHikeMTB0.8 mi Red TrailHike0.8 mi Nike Base - White TrailHike0.8 mi Nike Base Trails - White TrailHike0.8 mi I 990 TrailwayHike0.8 mi Footprint TrailHike0.8 mi Hudson StreetMTB0.8 mi Hunters Creek - Mossy Point Red0.8 mi Mossy Point Red TrailHike0.8 mi Mossy Point Yellow TrailHike0.8 mi Hamburg Criterium Race CourseMTB0.8 mi Orange TrailHike0.8 mi Hunters Creek - Mossy Point White0.7 mi Mossy Point White TrailHike0.7 mi #9 Cayuga TrailHike0.7 mi Knox Farm - Library Trail0.7 mi North Buffalo Rails-to-TrailsHikeMTB0.7 mi Walking PathHike0.7 mi #14 Aspen GroveHike0.6 mi TRL-3Hike0.6 mi Woods Trail0.6 mi Nike Base Trails - Orange TrailHike0.6 mi Holcomb Pond LoopHike0.6 mi Whitney Huber Walking TrailHike0.6 mi Hiking Route Nike Base - Orange TrailHike0.6 mi Forest Wetlands TrailHike0.6 mi Knox Farm - Lower Pond0.6 mi Lower PondHike0.6 mi Ross Pond LoopHike0.6 mi Nike Base Trails - Blue TrailHike0.6 mi Blue Blaze TrailHike0.6 mi Hunters Creek - Blue Trail0.6 mi Hunters Creek - West Red0.5 mi West - Red TrailHike0.5 mi Walking TrackHike0.5 mi #7 Woodcock WalkHike0.5 mi Central TrailHike0.5 mi Blue Central TrailHike0.5 mi Wetwoods Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Lehigh Memory TrailHike0.5 mi Service Trail / service roadHike0.5 mi Mounds TrailHike0.5 mi Former International Branch Foot PathHike0.5 mi Thompson Road TrailHike0.5 mi West Pond LoopHike0.5 mi Avery AvenueHike0.4 mi Main StreetHike0.4 mi #4 Deer RunHike0.4 mi Philadelphia StreetHike0.4 mi Beech Tree TrailHike0.4 mi Beeman Creek PathHike0.4 mi Fisherman's TrailHike0.4 mi Lily Pond LoopHike0.4 mi Ayer Stevenson RIver LoopHike0.4 mi The Arc Erie County Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Mona DriveHike0.3 mi Kenmore AvenueHike0.3 mi Rabbit Run EastHike0.3 mi Snakeroot TrailHike0.3 mi Track 3Hike0.3 mi Hunters Creek - Switchback Trail0.3 mi Switchback (Orange/Black)Hike0.3 mi Humason AvenueHike0.3 mi Gow TrailHike0.3 mi Hunter Creek - Yellow Blazes0.3 mi Sturgeon Point Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Seabrook StreetHike0.3 mi Mounds Bypass TrailHike0.3 mi Black Rock Branch PathHike0.3 mi Yellow TrailHike0.3 mi Hunters Creek - North Blue0.3 mi North - BlueHike0.3 mi Reed StreetHike0.3 mi Beaver Island Lagoon TrailHike0.3 mi Hardwoods Spur TrailHike0.3 mi Old Tifft Street trailHike0.3 mi #8 Cattail LaneHike0.3 mi Warren Spahn WayHike0.3 mi Major's Park BoardwalkHike0.3 mi Heritage Boardwalk TrailHike0.3 mi #6 Hawthorn HollowHike0.3 mi Raintree Island Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Peter Wolf Escarpment TrailHike0.3 mi #12 Indian TrailHike0.3 mi #1 Hummingbird HollowHike0.3 mi Urban StreetHike0.3 mi Home RoadHike0.3 mi Lombard StreetHike0.3 mi Cazenovia StreetHike0.2 mi Symphony CircleHike0.2 mi Dearborn StreetHike0.2 mi Ohio Street Bridge SidewalkHike0.2 mi Pump TrackMTB0.2 mi Track 1Hike0.2 mi Seufert TrailHike0.2 mi Woods Creek TrailHike0.2 mi #2 Timber TrailHike0.2 mi #10 Grape GroveHike0.2 mi #13 Seneca TrailHike0.2 mi #11 Cherry GlenHike0.2 mi East Amherst StreetHike0.2 mi Hunters Creek - West Yellow0.2 mi West - YellowHike0.2 mi I-990 TrailwayHike0.2 mi Track 2Hike0.2 mi #5 Ridge RunHike0.2 mi Cherry StreetHike0.2 mi Pirate's PassHike0.2 mi Cedar StreetHike0.2 mi Hidden Pond LoopHike0.2 mi Grider StreetHike0.2 mi Mosquito Junction BoardwalkHike0.2 mi Minnesota AvenueHike0.2 mi Yellow Blaze TrailHike0.2 mi TRL-1Hike0.2 mi St Clair StreetHike0.2 mi Ayer stevenson entranceHike0.2 mi Park Drive0.2 mi Vernal Pools trailHike0.2 mi Valley Nature Park Habitat TrailHike0.2 mi Circular TrailHike0.2 mi Beth Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Lower Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Clarence-Akron PathwayHike0.2 mi TRL-9Hike0.2 mi Duluth AvenueHike0.2 mi Coburg StreetHike0.2 mi Rockwell WalkHike0.2 mi Berwyn AvenueHike0.2 mi Sobieski StreetHike0.2 mi Cunard RoadHike0.2 mi Nike Base Park Trails - Green TrailHike0.2 mi Maple-Bassett PathHike0.2 mi Old Field TrailHike0.1 mi Burlington AvenueHike0.1 mi Teresa PlaceHike0.1 mi State Symbols TrailHike0.1 mi Taco Trail0.1 mi Fishing PathHike0.1 mi James StreetHike0.1 mi Manhattan AvenueHike0.1 mi Melrose AvenueHike0.1 mi Hogsback RidgeHike0.1 mi Rabbit Run WestHike0.1 mi #15 The LoopHike0.1 mi Marshall CourtHike0.1 mi Ontario StreetHike0.1 mi Black Rock Harbor Park WalkwayHike0.1 mi #3 MapleviewHike0.1 mi Mayer AvenueHike0.1 mi Track 2+Hike0.1 mi Single Track ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Tacoma AvenueHike0.1 mi TRL-2Hike0.1 mi Collins WalkHike0.1 mi Beiter WalkHike0.1 mi Mosquito Junction BoardwalkTrailHike0.1 mi Nettle TrailHike0.1 mi Yellow/Green Blaze TrailHike0.1 mi Nike Base Trails - Red Connector TrailHike0.1 mi Eagle Ridge PathHike0.1 mi Kehr StreetHike0.1 mi South StreetHike0.1 mi Esser AvenueHike0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.