CAYUGA-SENECA CANAL TRAIL:
GENEVA-SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK
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Last Updated: September 19, 2025
Length: Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail; 4.8 miles
Ludovico Sculpture Trail; 0.8 miles
Difficulty: Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail; Easy. Flat stone-dust rail trail.
Ludovico Sculpture Trail; Easy. Flat crushed gravel and grass trail.
Directions:
For the Ludovico Sculpture Trail in Seneca Falls [Eastern End]; From the junction of Routes 20 & 414 in Seneca Falls head south on Route 414 across the canal. Turn right on W Bayard St, then take your second right on Bridge St. There is on-street parking along your right or continue to Canal St and turn right to find parking at the National Women's Hall of Fame. The old 1844 limestone Seneca Knitting Mills building is located here. The trailhead starts at the end of Canal St just across Bridge St.
Starting from the Huff Street/Lock 4 parking lot in Waterloo for the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail [Eastern End]; From the junction of Routes 20 & 96 in Waterloo head south on Route 96 across the canal. Turn right on Huff St past Lock 4. Pass through a fence to a gravel parking lot and the trailhead.
The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail is a proposed multi-use trail that will follow the Cayuga-Seneca Canal from Seneca Lake in Geneva, East, to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Currently two sections of the trail have been completed. From Geneva and Seneca Lake, East, to Waterloo. A GAP exists East, to Seneca Falls and the Ludovico Sculpture Trail. At Seneca Lake in Geneva, another trail, the Seneca Lake Waterfront Trail connects to the Western End of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal connects the Erie Canal to Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake of the Finger Lakes Region of New York. For more information visit; CAYUGA-SENECA CANAL TRAIL & CAYUGA-SENECA CANAL TRAIL .
Ludovico Sculpture Trail:
Starting from Bridge Street in Seneca Falls [Eastern End];
Note; A 0.25 mile crushed gravel Loop Trail is located next to the NATIONAL WOMAN'S HALL OF FAME & Cayuga-Seneca Canal.
The crushed gravel and grass Ludovico Sculpture Trail travels West, alongside the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, past sculptures displayed along the way. It follows the old rail bed of the Lehigh Valley RR. Travel underneath the Veterans Memorial Bridge and come to an intersection. Head right along the Canal and you'll soon Loop back to the old rail bed at 0.7 miles. This is the end of the Sculpture Trail. The old rail bed continues right ending at Sucker Brook after 0.8 miles. Head left along the old rail bed and return to the intersection. Then return to Bridge St.
Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail:
Starting from Huff Street/Lock 4 in Waterloo [Eastern End]; Be sure to check out Lock 4.
Note; Phase 2 will extend the trail East, to the Ludovico Sculpture Trail. Under study in 2024. See; Map Below.
The trailhead begins at the far end of the fenced in parking area. Here you'll find the 0 Mile Marker. Mile Markers are located every 0.5 miles along the trail. The wide stone-dust Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail follows the old rail bed of the Lehigh Valley RR. Follow the wooded corridor Southwest and you'll finally come alongside the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. After about a mile you'll follow along farmers fields on your left. Just past 2 miles you'll cross a wooden bridge over Kendig Creek. You then come back alongside the Canal. Lose the Canal again at 3.6 miles and at 4.3 miles cross an access road for Barrett Marine. You then cross an old RR bridge over the Canal, pass by the 4.5 Mile Marker and come to Route 96A. I haven't checked out this last section. A boardwalk then takes you underneath Route 96A, where the trail crosses over the RR tracks. The crushed gravel trail brings you alongside an inlet for the Canal, across which is Seneca Lake State Park. You travel North, along the Canal to a dirt road that takes you out to Park Rd in Seneca Lake State Park at about 4.8 miles. You can then connect to the Seneca Lake Waterfront Trail .
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