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Erie Canalway Trail (Lockport to Middleport)
In The Gulf
Next nearby hike: Erie Canalway Trail (Amherst to Lockport) 3.2 mi · 5.1 kmExplore The Gulf →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
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- F1°-7°64
- M5°-3°71
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- M17°9°91
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- J25°18°97
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- S21°14°102
- O15°8°90
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
An off-road stonedust stage from the “Flight of Five Locks” in central Lockport heading east on the Erie Canalway Trail on the north side of the Erie Canal, passing by farmlands, woods, scenic vistas, and water views of boats and wildlife.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 19 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Valley
- The Gulf (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- At Lockport (Niagara County, New York) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Erie Canalway Trail (Buffalo to Rochester) (regional route)
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- New York
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- ECT
- Operator (OSM)
- Empire State Trails
- From / to
- Lockport → Middleport
- Route centre
- 43.1928, -78.5853
- Route start
- 43.1703, -78.6942
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17814641
- Official info
- empiretrail.ny.gov/buffalo-rochester/lockport-mi
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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