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New
Edition of Popular Erie Canalway Trail Guidebook Now Available
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42 easy-to-read,
full-color maps show
newest trail
sections, updated routing, and attractions and services
Updated
Interactive Map – Optimized for Mobile Devices – Makes it Easier to Plan
Erie Canalway Trail Cycling Trips
Albany,
NY – September 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The outstanding bicycling and
sightseeing along the legendary Erie Canal is highlighted in the newly
revised edition of Cycling the Erie Canal: A guide to 400 miles of adventure
and history along the Erie Canalway Trail. The guidebook, now in its
fourth edition, features new sections of trail and up-to-date listings
of lodgings, bike shops, and other services. The guidebook is published
by Parks & Trails New York (PTNY),
the leading statewide advocacy organization for parks and trails, in partnership
with the New York State Canal Corporation and the National Park Service
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
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 Cycling
the Erie Canal is a key resource for cyclists planning to bike the
entire 360-mile Erie Canalway
Trail or cyclists out for a day trip, as well walkers, in-line skaters,
boaters, and auto travelers who want to enjoy the trail and the historic
and cultural sites along the Canal Corridor.
The
152-page guidebook includes 42 easy-to-read, full-color maps that detail
the trail route, as well as the things to see and do along the way. In
addition to parks, museums, historic sites, and visitor centers, the maps
indicate lodging and bike shops. Services such as restaurants, convenience
stores, ATMs, pharmacies, post offices, hardware stores, and parking areas
are also shown.
Cycling
the Erie Canal includes interpretive information about the history
of the canal and tips for planning a trip. The guide features high-quality
spiral binding, and its convenient 5” by 9” size is just right to tuck
into a saddle bag, backpack, or glove compartment.
“As
the Erie Canalway Trail nears completion as an off-road trail—it’s 78%
off-road now—more and more cyclists are looking to plan a trip. Because
of the length of the trail, and the huge number of historic and cultural
attractions, they need a resource to organize it all. Cycling the Erie
Canal does this, as well as showing them where to find a B&B, and
how to locate a bike shop, pharmacy, or ATM – all in an easy-to-use format,”
says Robin Dropkin, Executive Director of Parks & Trails New York.
“Under
Governor Cuomo’s administration, the New York State Canal Corporation,
along with other New York State agencies, has proactively moved forward
to plan, begin and complete projects for more than 30 miles of new and
rehabilitated Erie Canalway Trail across New York,” said Canal Corporation
Director Brian U. Stratton. “The new guidebook not only showcases these
new improvements, but also highlights the Erie Canalway Trail and the communities
that welcome cyclists from around the world.”
The
Cycling
the Erie Canal guidebook makes it easy to discover the best of what
the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor offers,” said Bob Radliff,
Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. “Whether
you’re planning an afternoon outing or an end-to-end trip, this is the
definitive guide for cycling the Erie Canal.”
Cycling
the Erie Canal retails for $24.95. Parks & Trails New York members
enjoy a special discount price. It is available by visiting www.ptny.org
or calling 518-434-1583. The guide is also available at bookstores, bike
shops, museums, and gift shops.
The
360-mile Erie Canalway Trail
route runs east-west between Buffalo and Albany in upstate New York. It
follows both active and historic sections of the Erie Canal, the renowned
inland waterway that opened the frontier of the fledgling United States
to settlement and commerce, transforming the nation in the process.
Contact:
James
Meerdink
Parks
& Trails New York
518-434-1583
www.ptny.org |
