Walk, jog, bike, drive...our path is waiting for you
If you ever need to clear your head while traveling, you’re in luck when you visit
Greater Binghamton. You can get your heart pumping or your motor running on our
many tracks, pathways and roadways.
The City of Binghamton’s Rivertrails enable you to take a brisk walk, jog or ride
while surveying the splendid scenery. Plus, not far from your lodging, there are
several neighborhoods with broad sidewalks and green spaces made just for the traveler.
If you’re in the commercial district along the Vestal Parkway, take a health break
on the Rail Trail. Then, just minutes from center-city, our magnificent county and
state parks add a wide and deep variety of idyllic settings for you to enjoy.
Cyclists love that our rolling hills and winding valleys put them and their equipment
to the test. And trust us, you won’t have to worry about the traffic. Plus, for
the cycling addicts, there’s a professional cycling tour event that passes through
our town each summer.
And for those who would rather cruise the roadways, we have something for everyone
from the sports car enthusiast to the plain old Sunday driver. Take an afternoon
during your stay, and chart a motor course through sleepy hamlets, past lovely old
churches, across classic bridges, and along shimmering streams.
Find out where you’re going only when you get there! These are American scenes some
folks only ever glimpse on their wall calendars, but for us, they’re only a short
ride away.
Don’t forget the off-road experience, where you can ride mountain-bikes, ATVs, and
dirtbikes at many choice locations where the trails are just waiting to be explored!
If you’re a kayaker, the waterways of Greater Binghamton are heaven on earth.
Walking trails
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- Arnold Park Nature/Exercise Trail, Vestal
Take 26 South off of Route 434. After one mile is Pierce Hill Road, and a fl ashing
yellow light. There you will see signs directing you to Arnold Park.
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Binghamton River Trail, Binghamton
The trail begins at Confl uence Park where both the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers
merge and continues North to its fi nal destination at Cheri Lindsey Park.
- Binghamton University Nature Preserve, Vestal
From Route 434 take Murray Hill Road. Turn right onto Washington Street, make a left
onto Lehigh Avenue and continue to dead end.
- Choconut Creek Flood Wall, Vestal
From the four corners area, take Main Street .5 miles; on your right is Barlow Park.
- Dodd Road, Vestal
At the Corner of Route 434 and Bunn Hill Road is Denny’s Restaurant. Take Bunn Hill
for .4 miles and make a right onto Winding Road. Signs for “One Lane Bridge” indicate
Dodd Road. - Foley Road, Vestal
Route 26 to Powderhouse Road; turn off Powderhouse making a right onto Hogan Road.
Foley Road is off of Hogan.
- Gardner Road, Vestal
Route 26 to Powderhouse Road, you will pass a fi rst Gardner Road; however continue
to the second Gardner Road.
- Hawkins Pond Nature Area, Windsor
Go east on Route 17 to Windsor. Take Route 79 south, turn right on Edson Road, left
on Beavan Road, signs lead the way.
- Jones Park, Vestal
This 304-acre park is located on State Line Road off of Route 26. - Nathaniel Cole Park, Harpursville
This park, located in Harpursville on Colesville Road, features a 53-acre lake as
well as self guided nature trails.
- Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
This riverbank park located in the Town of Dickinson provides bicycle and pedestrian
paths. Located off of Bevier Street.
- Tracy Creek State Forest, Vestal
Past Vestal Town Hall on Route 434, make a left on Arlington, which becomes Tracy
Creek, make a right on Crumm Road.
- Vestal Rail Trail, Vestal
This trail is 2.1 miles long. Running between North Main Street, and African Road
parallel to the Vestal Parkway (Route 434). This trail has a twelve foot paved path,
and eight feet of grass on one side.
- Wolfe Park, Binghamton
This 182-acre park is located in the town of Chenango. Take Fuller Road off of Upper
Front Street. Turn left after the underpass on Dorman Road and follow signs.
Biking trails
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Binghamton Brick Yard
Off Old State Road, Binghamton
- Chenango Valley State Park
trails
12 miles outside of Binghamton via Interstate 88, exit 3 to N.Y. 369 north.
- Foley Road in South Vestal
(Area sometimes referred to as the French Tract)
- State
Game Lands No. 70
Just below the state border between Windsor and Deposit
- New York
State Bike Route 17
Crosses the Southern Tier on its path from Lake Erie to the
Hudson River. Along the route cyclists can experience the diverse topography of
New York State.
Visit www.dot.state.ny.us/br17 for more information and a printable map.trails
Motor tourist routes through rolling hills
The highways and byways are motorcycle-friendly, too. Several rallies return again
and again to our area because our terrain gives “hog” riders their money’s worth
at the pump! (Remember, in New York State, you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle.)
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