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Niagara Falls (American Side) – Erie Canal view loop from Gulf Wilderness Park

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Niagara Falls (American Side) – Erie Canal view loop from Gulf Wilderness Park

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4.7

(7970)

7,971

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Niagara Falls (American Side) – Erie Canal view loop from Gulf Wilderness Park

07:30

129km

240m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.0 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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36.6 km

Viewpoint

37.4 km

Niagara Falls (American Side)

Highlight • Waterfall

If you're visiting Niagara Falls from the American side, arrive early to beat the crowds and take your time exploring from multiple vantage points—Prospect Point, the Observation Tower, and the …

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57.6 km

Erie Canal

Lake

62.2 km

Tonawanda Creek

Lake

68.6 km

Amherst Veterans Canal Park Bike Repair Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Park has a bike repair tool station, bike rack, picnic tables, bathrooms, boat launch, and kayak launch.

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76.8 km

Uncle G's Icecream

Highlight • Cafe

The final stop on the trip where the group had celebratory ice cream and continued on separate ways to our homes.

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86.9 km

Erie Canal view

Highlight • River

Great place for cycling and dog walking for nature lovers

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88.5 km

View of Lockport Locks from the Bottom

Highlight • Monument

A pretty bridge, a nice bike path underneath and if you're lucky you might see a train passing overhead.

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99.0 km

Gasport Lift Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Very cool structure. On the north side of the bridge, there's a parking area and a space for those interested in exploring the canal on foot or by bike.

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107 km

Middleport Lift Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Just a nice little bridge in a nice little town.

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124 km

Erie Canalway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Erie Canalway Trail is 360 miles long and mostly comprised of wide, flat, crushed gravel trail that offers scenic views of the locks and towns across New York. There …

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129 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.8 km

36.8 km

23.0 km

11.5 km

3.89 km

Surfaces

88.7 km

35.5 km

4.17 km

375 m

193 m

132 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

28°C

21°C

48 %

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Niagara Falls (American Side) – Erie Canal view loop from Gulf Wilderness Park

Niagara Falls (American Side)

Amherst Veterans Canal Park Bike Repair Station

Uncle G's Icecream

Erie Canal view

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Gasport Lift Bridge

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