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Erie Canal view – Uncle G's Icecream loop from Lytle Nature Preserve

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Road cycling routes
United States
New York
Niagara County

Erie Canal view – Uncle G's Icecream loop from Lytle Nature Preserve

Moderate

4.8

(9115)

10,387

riders

Erie Canal view – Uncle G's Icecream loop from Lytle Nature Preserve

01:59

48.2km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.12 km for 87 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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107 m

Erie Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Erie Canalway Trail is 360 miles long and mostly comprised of wide, flat, crushed gravel trail that offers scenic views of the locks and towns across New York. There …

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4.70 km

Erie Canal view

Highlight • River

Great place for cycling and dog walking for nature lovers

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19.4 km

Amherst Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Amherst Canalway Trail offers a peaceful, paved route perfect for walking, biking, or rollerblading along the historic Erie Canal. Stretching about eleven miles, it connects Tonawanda to Amherst and showcases scenic views, parks, and local history just outside Buffalo.

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22.8 km

Amherst Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Aherst canalway trail is part of the Empire State Trail. This 7-mile section is fully paved and follows the path of the Tonawanda Creek. Some parts of the path …

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5

30.7 km

Uncle G's Icecream

Highlight • Cafe

The final stop on the trip where the group had celebratory ice cream and continued on separate ways to our homes.

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34.4 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

42.1 km

Lockport Erie Canal Locks

Highlight • Monument

You get a great view of the locks from the Erie Canalway Trail, which passes directly by the Locks District Museum. If you start the trail in Lockport you may …

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48.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

14.7 km

2.76 km

1.09 km

1.05 km

Surfaces

43.8 km

2.79 km

959 m

443 m

148 m

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