Albany Hudson Electric Trail

Length 11 8 mi elevation gain 337 ft route type point to point.
Albany hudson electric trail. This is the missing link that connects the newly developed heldeberg hudson rail trail harlem valley rail trail. The proposed trail route for the ahet trail runs through two counties passing through eight towns two cities and three villages in upstate new york. 203 south into the hamlet of north chatham. Bridge work heavy construction continue on electric trail the 70 foot concrete bridge over the valatie kill at little lake road just north of kinderhook lake.
The albany hudson electric trail follows the path of the electric trolley line that connected albany to hudson from 1899 to 1929. The albany hudson electric trail would run 35 miles roughly along the path of an old trolley track from downtown rensselaer to just north of hudson. The trail runs directly through electric park site of a former amusement park on the east side of kinderhook lake. Blurbage from the project book pdf p.
Section 4 is a 11 8 mile moderately trafficked point to point trail located near nassau new york that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The facebook page for the albany hudson electric trail which was the old albany hudson electric trolley line that connects the. The ahet trail will be a shared use bicycling and pedestrian trail along the 35 mile albany hudson electric trolley corridor from hudson ny to rensselaer ny running through rensselaer and columbia counties. Within the village the line runs parallel and to the west of elm and chatham streets crossing route 20 near john street.
Trail is being developed by the greenway as part of the empire trail. It s part of the 200 million trail empire state trail project to. Welcome to the albany hudson electric trail ahet trail website. The hudson river valley greenway is creating the albany hudson electric trail ahet which will be a 36 mile bicycle and pedestrian route from the city of rensselaer in rensselaer county to the town of greenport in columbia county.
Albany hudson electric trail east greenbush new york. The page for the albany hudson electric trail which was the old albany hudson electric trolley line that connects the port of albany to hudson ny. Dogs are also able to use this trail. There it rejoins the national grid right of way.
The albany hudson electric trail is the old trolley line that ran from albany to hudson. The trail follows rte. And future users of the albany hudson electric trail ahet will have to employ another several months of patience.