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

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United States

New York

Niagara County

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

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

04:38

81.2km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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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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2.79 km

View of Lockport Locks from the Bottom

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A pretty bridge, a nice bike path underneath and if you're lucky you might see a train passing overhead.

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4.45 km

Erie Canal view

Highlight • River

Great place for cycling and dog walking for nature lovers

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19.1 km

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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22.7 km

Amherst Veterans Canal Park Bike Repair Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Park has a bike repair tool station, bike rack, picnic tables, bathrooms, boat launch, and kayak launch.

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29.1 km

Tonawanda Creek

Lake

46.6 km

Bike Repair and Charging Station at Niawanda Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Very near one end of the Empire State Trail, this repair station will help you get your bike right before you set off on your adventure. Or, to fix up anything that needs a tune up after finishing a tour.

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49.0 km

Erie Canal

Lake

66.7 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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70.4 km

Viewpoint

81.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.4 km

4.57 km

4.13 km

2.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.2 km

4.47 km

3.53 km

1.75 km

217 m

132 m

Elevation

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

Erie Canalway Trail

Erie Canal Locks at Lockport

View of Lockport Locks from the Bottom

Erie Canal view

Amherst Canalway Trail

Amherst Veterans Canal Park Bike Repair Station

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Uncle G's Icecream

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