Table of Contents
Introduction 6
How to use this guide 6
Overview
About the Empire State Trail 8
A brief history of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys 13
Maps
Overview Locator Map 18
Section 1 New York City to Poughkeepsie
Section 1 Section Overview Map 20
Map 1 Lower Manhattan - Greenwich Village 24
Map 2 Midtown West - Upper West Side 26
Map 3 West Harlem 28
Map 4 Bronx - Yonkers 30
Map 5 Ardsley - Pleasantville 32
Map 6 Briardiff Manor - Yorktown Heights 34
Map 7 Mahopac - Carmel 36
Map 8 Brewster 38
Map 9 Hopewell Junction 40
Map 10 Poughkeepsie 42
Map 10A Downtown Poughkeepsie 44
Section 2 Poughkeepsic to Albany
Section 2 Section Overview Map 46
Map 11 Highland - New Paltz 50
Map 11A Downtown New Paltz 52
Map 12 Rosendale 54
Map 12A Downtown Kingston 56
Map 13 Kingston 58
Map 14 Tivoli - Germantown 60
Map 15 Catskill - Hudson 62
Map 15A Downtown Hudson 64
Map 16 Hudson - Kinderhook 66
Map 17 Valatie - Nassau 68
Map 18 East Greenbush - Rensselaer 70
Section 3 Albanu to Whitehall
Section 3 Section Overview Map 72
Map 18A Downtown Albany 76
Map 19 Albany - Troy 78
Map 19A Downtown Troy 80
Map 20 Cohoes - Waterford 82
Map 21 Mechanicville - Stillwater 84
Map 22 Schuylerville 86
Map 22A Schuylerville - Hudson Crossing Park 88
Map 23 Fort Edward - Hudson Falls 90
Map 23A Glens Falls 92
Map 24 Fort Ann 94
Map 25 Whitehall 96
Section 4 Whitehall to Rouses Point
Section 4 Section Overview Map 98
Map 26 Ticonderoga 104
Map 27 Crown Point - Port Henry 106
Map 28 Westport - Willsboro 108
Map 29 Plattsburgh 110
Map29A Downtown Plattsburgh 112
Map 30 Rouses Point 114
Services
Lodging 116
Campgrounds 121
Bicycle shops 123
Craft beverages 125
Cycling safety 128
Trail etiquette 129
Travel and logistics - mileage chart 130
Preparing for multi-day cycling trips 135
Additional reading and resources 140
Acknowledgements and photo credits 141
Partners 142
Advertisers 144
