Does this sound like you?
The weather is getting chillier, the sun is setting earlier, but you’re still in summer mode. You are trying to do more outdoor activities before our bone chilling WNY winter is upon us. You love some great hikes with views of fall foliage and want to bike along the water before the lake freezes…
Well if you answered yes to any of those scenarios, we have some great activities for you!
Below are some of my favorite Fall activities in and around Buffalo, NY. Some are worth a day trip and some only take a few hours. Enjoy nature, get some exercise in, and take a mental break from your everyday routine.
Enjoy!
Hiking
1. Chestnut Ridge Park
Walking and hiking trails ranging from easy to moderate in Orchard Park, NY. Great trails running through forests but can get busy on weekends.
https://www2.erie.gov/parks/index.php?q=chestnut-ridge-park-map
2. Sprague Brook County Park
Walking and hiking trails ranging from easy to hard in Glenwood, NY. Trails run through creeks, forests, and hills. Great views of hills and moderately trafficked.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/sprague-brook-park-trail
3. Allegany State Park
Hiking trails ranging from easy to hard in Salamanca, NY. Trails run through hills, valleys, forests, and lakes. There is a fee to get into the park and is moderately trafficked.
https://cnyhiking.com/NYSP-Allegany.htm
4. Knox Farm State Park
Easy walking and hiking trails in East Aurora, NY. Shorter trails, but great views of woodlands and grasslands.
https://parks.ny.gov/documents/parks/KnoxFarmTrailMap.pdf
Biking
1. The Erie Canalway Shoreline Trail in Buffalo, NY
This segment starts in Downtown Buffalo (LaSalle Park) and goes 21.7 miles north to Tonawanda. There are breathtaking sights of both the Niagara River and Lake Erie. Pretty easy and flat ride!
https://www.traillink.com/trail/shoreline-trail/
2. Greenway Nature Trail, Buffalo, NY
This segment of the shoreline trail goes south down Lake Erie. Start at Times Beach Nature Preserve off Fuhrmann Boulevard in Buffalo and go south along the outer harbor! Moderate to high traffic and loop is about 8.6 miles.
https://nyfalls.com/lakes/erie/outer-harbor-greenway/
Fall Activities
1. Pumpkin Patch
Awald Farms in North Collins, NY
Get outside and walking at this awesome farm with pumpkin picking and a corn maze across the street!
https://awaldfarms.com/
2. Apple Picking
Stonehill Orchard in North Collins, NY
Get outside and walking around at this great apple orchard. The best time to go is mid-September!
https://www.facebook.com/Stonehill-Orchard-1482786218675139/?ref=page_internal
Alexis Ross
The weather is getting chillier, the sun is setting earlier, but you’re still in summer mode. You are trying to do more outdoor activities before our bone chilling WNY winter is upon us. You love some great hikes with views of fall foliage and want to bike along the water before the lake freezes…
Well if you answered yes to any of those scenarios, we have some great activities for you!
Below are some of my favorite Fall activities in and around Buffalo, NY. Some are worth a day trip and some only take a few hours. Enjoy nature, get some exercise in, and take a mental break from your everyday routine.
Enjoy!
Hiking
1. Chestnut Ridge Park
Walking and hiking trails ranging from easy to moderate in Orchard Park, NY. Great trails running through forests but can get busy on weekends.
https://www2.erie.gov/parks/index.php?q=chestnut-ridge-park-map
2. Sprague Brook County Park
Walking and hiking trails ranging from easy to hard in Glenwood, NY. Trails run through creeks, forests, and hills. Great views of hills and moderately trafficked.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/sprague-brook-park-trail
3. Allegany State Park
Hiking trails ranging from easy to hard in Salamanca, NY. Trails run through hills, valleys, forests, and lakes. There is a fee to get into the park and is moderately trafficked.
https://cnyhiking.com/NYSP-Allegany.htm
4. Knox Farm State Park
Easy walking and hiking trails in East Aurora, NY. Shorter trails, but great views of woodlands and grasslands.
https://parks.ny.gov/documents/parks/KnoxFarmTrailMap.pdf
Biking
1. The Erie Canalway Shoreline Trail in Buffalo, NY
This segment starts in Downtown Buffalo (LaSalle Park) and goes 21.7 miles north to Tonawanda. There are breathtaking sights of both the Niagara River and Lake Erie. Pretty easy and flat ride!
https://www.traillink.com/trail/shoreline-trail/
2. Greenway Nature Trail, Buffalo, NY
This segment of the shoreline trail goes south down Lake Erie. Start at Times Beach Nature Preserve off Fuhrmann Boulevard in Buffalo and go south along the outer harbor! Moderate to high traffic and loop is about 8.6 miles.
https://nyfalls.com/lakes/erie/outer-harbor-greenway/
Fall Activities
1. Pumpkin Patch
Awald Farms in North Collins, NY
Get outside and walking at this awesome farm with pumpkin picking and a corn maze across the street!
https://awaldfarms.com/
2. Apple Picking
Stonehill Orchard in North Collins, NY
Get outside and walking around at this great apple orchard. The best time to go is mid-September!
https://www.facebook.com/Stonehill-Orchard-1482786218675139/?ref=page_internal
Alexis Ross
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