Walking, Hiking and Trekking

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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina

Hiking & Rock Climbing provides information about hiking trails maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

New York State Canalway Trail System is a network of more than 260 miles of multi-use recreational trails across upstate New York. Major segments of the trail are adjacent to the waterways of the New York Canal System or follow remnants of the original early 1800s canals.

Finger Lakes Trail Conference maintains the 562 mile long Finger Lakes Trail that connects the Catskill Mountains with the Allegheny Mountains.

The Keystone Trails Association has a map of the major trails of Pennsylvania and an online guide to hiking trails in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Online Rails-to-Trails Guide lists trails that are open, under construction, and proposed. Organized by region.

New York – New Jersey Trail Conference maintains over 1600 miles of hiking trails in the bi-state area. The site has lots of information including new trails that aren’t in guidebooks or on maps, trail relocations and closures.

Hiking from North Carolina Outdoors provides a trails index and hiking links.

Elsewhere

Find walking events and clubs at the American Volkssports Association site.

thebackpacker.com has hiking trail reviews, gear reviews, beginning backpacking info, articles, and more.

Peak to Peak has links to hiking, backpacking, trail, and wilderness sites. Links include international, U.S., and commercial—books, gear, tours, lodging, etc. Plus clubs/organizations, forums, and more.

LocalHikes—hiking trails near U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Find Hiking activities at recreation.gov. This site is a one-stop site for information about publicly-managed (primarily federal agencies) recreation sites. Other links include state tourism sites, reservations, national recreation trails, national scenic byways, and recreation maps.

TrailLink.com provides a database of rail-trails, canal towpaths, greenways, and non-rail trails. Provided by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the database contains information on surface types, access points, locations, distances, services, reviews, photographs, and links.

American Trails provides information about trails by state. Information is grouped in categories such as biking/mountain biking, equestrian trails, greenways and community trails, hiking/running trails, long-distance trails, rail trails and canal trails, and other resources.

Prepared for Corning Credit Union by Remar Sutton & Associates, May 2005. Reviewed and updated May 2007. All rights reserved.