Cayuga Seneca Canalway Trail

Project overview

The Cayuga-Seneca Canal is a 19-mile branch of the 524-mile New York State Canal System. Since the early 1990's New York State has been planning the conversion of the historic Erie Canal and its branch canals into the Canal Recreationway with improved boating facilities and the Canalway Trail. The State is commited to completing the 312 mile Canalway Trail along the Erie Canal between Buffalo and Albany with 5 years and communities are cooperating to develop linking trails along the three branches of the canal system. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes and the Finger Lakes Region to the Erie Canal.

Northeast Greenways was hired to prepare a master plan for the 10-mile section between the City of Geneva and the Village of Seneca Falls, home of the Women's Rights National Historical Park. During the preparation of the master plan, NG also prepared a successful $420,000 TEA-21 Enhancement Program grant to construct the first 6 miles of the trail between Geneva and Waterloo.

NG has been hired to complete the CS Canal Trail Master Plan between Seneca Falls and the Erie Canal. In addition we will be working on the consultant team to prepare design and construction documents for phase 1 of the the trail.

Project Team, Client, NG Role & Project Status

Northeast Greenways is preparing the trail master plan for the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail Association. The master plan will be completed by the summer of 2004. NG was hired by Seneca County to prepare the TEA-21 grant application. NG is a subconsultant to Clough Harbor Associates in preparing approval and bid documents for Seneca County. Our role is focused on route selection and trail design. Construction is likely to occur in 2005.

Above: Master plan report for first 10 miles of the trail.