At the beginning of the pandemic, Mayor Byron W. Brown unveiled the City of Buffalo’s Division of Recreation and Park’s “Walking Parks and Trails” guide consisting of maps for a whopping 25 different walking, jogging and biking paths. The paths are great options for exercise and recreation as the weather finally becomes what we all need it to become – DECENT.
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1. Riverside Park
1.2 Mile Loop, 20 Minutes
2. George Washington Park
1.3 Miles out-and-back, 25 Minutes
3. Shoshone Park, Minnesota Linear Park, and North Buffalo Rails to Trails
2 Mile Loop, 35 Minutes (walk), 20 Minutes (Bike)
4. McCarthy Park
0.6 Mile Loop, 10 Minutes
5. Roosevelt Park
0.3 Mile Loop, 5 Minutes
6. William Gaiter Parkway Pathway
1.6 Miles Out-and-Back, 30 Minutes (Walk), 15 Minutes (Bike)
7. Delaware Park: Meadow Loop
1.8 Mile Loop, 30 Minutes (Walk), 20 Minues (Bike)
8. Delaware Park: Hoyt Lake Loop
1 Mile Loop, 20 Minutes
9. Jesse Kregal Pathway
4 Miles Out-and-back, 75 Minutes (Walk), 45 Minutes (Bike)
10. Unity Island Park, Shoreline Trail, and Broderick Park
3.2 Miles Out-and-back, 50 Minutes (Walk), 30 Minutes (Bike)
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11. Walden Park
0.5 Mile Loop, 10 Minutes
12. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
1.1 Mile Loop, 20 Minutes
13. Front Park
0.8 Mile Loop, 15 Minutes
14. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
1.8 Mile Loop, 30 Minutes (Walk), 20 Minutes (Bike)
15. JFK Park
0.9 Mile Loop, 15 Minutes
Click here for a downloadable full list of walking parks and trails and recommended routes.
16. Erie Basin Marina
1.7 Miles Out-and-back, 30 Minutes
17. Franczyk Park
0.6 Mile Loop, 10 Minutes
18. Houghton Park
0.4 Mile Loop, 10 Minutes
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19. Mungovan Park
0.25 Mile Loop, 5 Minutes
20. Cazenovia Park
1.2 Mile Loop, 20 Minutes
21. South Park
1 Mile Loop, 15 Minutes (Walk), 10 Minutes (Bike)
22. Union Ship Canal Commons
1 Mile Loop, 15 Minutes
23. Tifft Nature Preserve
Multiple trails available, no pets allowed
24. Shoreline Trail: Outer Harbor Pathways
6.0 Miles Out-and-Back, 120 Minutes (Walk), 60 Minutes (Bike)
25. Shoreline Trail: Ohio Street Pathway
2.8 Miles Out-and-back, 45 Minutes (Walk), 30 Minutes (Bike)
Click here for a downloadable full list of walking parks and trails and recommended routes.
This article was originally published in May 2020 and has been updated.