Albany Hudson Electric Trail
Local residents laid groundwork for the electric trail.
Albany hudson electric trail. Join us and help make this important public project a success. Albany county helderberg hudson rail trail is a 18 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near albany new york that offers the chance to see wildlife and is good for all skill levels. The albany hudson electric trail the 36 mile trail is divided almost equally between rensselaer and columbia counties. The albany hudson electric trail is an unprecedented public investment project in columbia county and cfet wants to help residents and communities make the most of it.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. 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 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.
Albany hudson electric trail east greenbush new york. Length 11 8 mi elevation gain 337 ft route type point to point. 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. The trail offers a number of activity options.
As the name suggests the corridor is an old railroad with gradual curves and a generally flat grade. 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. 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.
Blurbage from the project book pdf p. It s part of the 200 million trail empire state trail project to. The facebook page for the albany hudson electric trail which was the old albany hudson electric trolley line that connects the. Separate construction bids have been awarded for each county s section.
The trail offers a number of activity options.