Rail Trail Offically Opens in Full Capacity

Rail trail offically opens in full capacity

TUPPER LAKE — It’s official. The 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail from Lake Placid in the east to Tupper Lake in the west is fully open for year-round use.

Adirondack Rail Trail fully open between Lake Placid, Tupper Lake

On Monday morning, Julia Goren biked the newly opened 9-mile section of Adirondack Rail Trail on the way to Tupper Lake, and passed about 50 people.  “It was amazing how much traffic there was on the open section,” said Goren, executive director of the nonprofit Adirondack Rail Trail Association (ARTA). “It speaks to how people have been waiting. And now that it’s open, people are really, really excited, and they’re thrilled to be able to ride i…

Work on Adirondack Rail Trail, project at Tupper Lake rail station wraps up

Construction is complete on the third and final phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail, making the 34-mile, multi-use recreational corridor between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake available year-round. In addition, […]