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Alexander Street Trail Head
4.5 ★★★★★ 47 Google reviews · Running trail in Cohoes, New York · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 10 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Alexander Street Trail Head's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Trail featuring hiking, biking and running areas along the Erie Canal.
What runners say about Alexander Street Trail Head
“A beautiful place for biking or walking this part of the Erie canal system it's still quite is still magnificent”
“Great place to walk, run, or ride a bike just be careful there are some broken pavement.”
“It was so quiet, relaxing and enjoyable!”
I rode the bike trail one and a quarter mile in and one and a quarter mile back.. Nice clean trail, quiet and peaceful.
This is one end of the Mohawk/Hudson bikeway. I started at Blatnick Park in Niskayuna and ended at the Alexander Street trailhead, then returning to Blatnick This is a great bike path, also good for walking and running.
Really nice trail for biking. You can either start from Cohoes or Schenectady and easily do a 10 mile one way, making it a 20 miler. You hike along the river for most of it and also get to see changing scenery like forests and swamps.
A beautiful place for biking or walking this part of the Erie canal system it's still quite is still magnificent
Trail conditions & character
“You can either start from Cohoes or Schenectady and easily do a 10 mile one way, making it a 20 miler.”
Plan your run at Alexander Street Trail Head
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- Distance10 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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