The Erie Canal, Mile by Mile
Your multi-modal guide to America’s original superhighway — whether you arrive by boat, by bike, on foot, by paddle, or by car. Every lock, dock, launch, and stop from Troy to Buffalo, verified.
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Built for everyone on the canal
The Erie Canal isn’t one experience — it’s five. Boaters need depths, pump-outs, and where the free walls are. Cyclists and walkers follow the Canalway Trail. Paddlers hunt for launches and portages around the locks. Drivers chase the aqueducts, the flights of locks, and the canal towns. This guide answers the same question at every stop: you’re here — now what?