Billquist Trail ........................................ 1.0 miles Begins at the Sherman Village park and runs through wetlands and pasture to Park St. on the east side of the Village. Ralph C. Sheldon, Jr. Trail ................... 7.1 miles Begins at Titus Rd and runs northward to Summer- dale Rd. Passes through wetlands offering suitable habitat for beavers and waterfowl and woodlands. Parking at Titus Rd. Nancy B. Diggs Trail ............................. 1.5 miles Begins at Bentley Rd, runs northward to SR 430, passing though woodlands and offering first looks at the agricultural diversity of the area. Park at Bentley Rd. Nadine and Paul Webb Trail. ............. 1.0 miles Begins at SR 430, runs through woodlands and farmland ending at SR 394 at the top of Chautauqua Lake where lots of parking is available. Village of Mayville Trail ....................... 1.5 miles This trail is asphalt paved. From SR 394 near the Village park north to SR 430. Runs across the top of Chautauqua Lake and ends at SR 430. Unnamed Trail..................................... 2.3. miles Runs from SR 430 north through woodlands and farmland to Plank Rd. Laurie Baer Trail .................................... 1.1 miles Runs from Plank Rd along the right of way of National Grid Co. to a point about 3/4 mile north Bliss Rd. where another trail starts. Park at Plank Rd. Alison Wells Ney Trail ....................... 5.75 miles Runs from the end of the Baer Trail and past the Prospect Station and the Thayer Rd trailheads where the trail gently descends the lake Erie escarpment, passes farmland and woods and vineyards till it ends at School St in Brocton. Park at Prospect trailhead, at Thayer Rd trailhead and behind the Brocton School. Portage Trail ........................................ 3.6 miles Begins across SR 430 from Family health Services in Mayville travels north on or near an old railbed previously used as trail by American Indians and French Canadians to gain access to Chautauqua Lake and the Ohio country. CHAUTA UQUA COUNTY is blessed with miles of beautiful unused rail corridors winding through picturesque countryside and villages. In an era preceding paved roads and mechanically reliable cars and trucks, railroads were essential for transportation and for moving agricultural and manufactured goods and supplies through rural areas. In recent decades, railroads have abandoned most of their lines serving rural areas. Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails is preserving these abandoned rail corridors for conversion into safe off-road trails for recreational use: walking, running, hiking, bicycling, cross country skiing, bird watching and horseback riding. The surface of most of the trail from Sherman to Brocton is of dirt and cinders. Mountain bikes or hybrids are recommended. Asphalt surface exists behind the school in Brocton for 1.2 mile and for 1.5 miles behind the depot in Mayville. These trails provide public access through scenic woodlands, wetlands and flowering mead- ows, offering trail users opportunities to observe the plants, animals and birds found in areas otherwise remote from highways and roads. The trails are available for outdoor recreational activities and environmental study for the public at large and for group outings sponsored by schools, scouts, churches and service organizations. PO Box 151, Mayville, NY 14757 Email: [email protected]Web: www.chaurtt.org www.Traillinks.com or Chautauqua County Visitor’s Center 716-357-4569 (9-5 Mon-Fri) 800-242-4569 (24 hr, 7 days) www.chaurtt.org Visit Us On Facebook for Upcoming Events TRAIL GUIDE Recreational Trails for Al l to Enj oy Cross Country Skiing Horseback Riding Bird Watching Bicycling Walking Hiking THE TRAILS PHOTO BY CHRIS ANDERSON FRONT COVER PHOTO BY CHRIS ANDERSON
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Billquist Trail ........................................ 1.0 miles Begins at the Sherman Village park and runs through wetlands and pasture to Park St. on the east side of the Village.
Ralph C. Sheldon, Jr. Trail ................... 7.1 milesBegins at Titus Rd and runs northward to Summer-dale Rd. Passes through wetlands offering suitable habitat for beavers and waterfowl and woodlands. Parking at Titus Rd.
Nancy B. Diggs Trail .............................1.5 milesBegins at Bentley Rd, runs northward to SR 430, passing though woodlands and offering first looks at the agricultural diversity of the area. Park at Bentley Rd.
Nadine and Paul Webb Trail. ............. 1.0 miles Begins at SR 430, runs through woodlands and farmland ending at SR 394 at the top of Chautauqua Lake where lots of parking is available.
Village of Mayville Trail .......................1.5 miles This trail is asphalt paved.From SR 394 near the Village park north to SR 430. Runs across the top of Chautauqua Lake and ends at SR 430.
Unnamed Trail ..................................... 2.3. milesRuns from SR 430 north through woodlands and farmland to Plank Rd.
Laurie Baer Trail ....................................1.1 milesRuns from Plank Rd along the right of way of National Grid Co. to a point about 3/4 mile north Bliss Rd. where another trail starts. Park at Plank Rd.
Alison Wells Ney Trail .......................5.75 milesRuns from the end of the Baer Trail and past the Prospect Station and the Thayer Rd trailheads where the trail gently descends the lake Erie escarpment, passes farmland and woods and vineyards till it ends at School St in Brocton. Park at Prospect trailhead, at Thayer Rd trailhead and behind the Brocton School.
Portage Trail ........................................3.6 milesBegins across SR 430 from Family health Services in Mayville travels north on or near an old railbed previously used as trail by American Indians and French Canadians to gain access to Chautauqua Lake and the Ohio country.
CHAUTA UQUA COUNTY is blessed with miles of beautiful unused rail corridors winding through picturesque countryside and villages.
In an era preceding paved roads and mechanically reliable cars and trucks, railroads were essential for transportation and for moving agricultural and manufactured goods and supplies through rural areas. In recent decades, railroads have abandoned most of their lines serving rural areas.
Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails is preserving these abandoned rail corridors for conversion into safe off-road trails for recreational use: walking, running, hiking, bicycling, cross country skiing, bird watching and horseback riding.
The surface of most of the trail from Sherman to Brocton is of dirt and cinders. Mountain bikes or hybrids are recommended. Asphalt surface exists behind the school in Brocton for 1.2 mile and for 1.5 miles behind the depot in Mayville.
These trails provide public access through scenic woodlands, wetlands and flowering mead-ows, offering trail users opportunities to observe the plants, animals and birds found in areas otherwise remote from highways and roads.
The trails are available for outdoor recreational activities and environmental study for the public at large and for group outings sponsored by schools, scouts, churches and service organizations.
PO Box 151, Mayville, NY 14757Email: [email protected]: www.chaurtt.org
www.Traillinks.comor
Chautauqua County Visitor’s Center716-357-4569 (9-5 Mon-Fri)
800-242-4569 (24 hr, 7 days)
www.chaurtt.orgVisit Us On Facebook for Upcoming Events
