Biking the Erie Canal | Albany to Buffalo

The Erie Canal spans the entire width of New York State, from Albany, past Utica, Syracuse, and Rochester, and into Buffalo! You can bike the entire Erie Canal, thanks to the Empire State trail! This summer, my friends and I started in Albany and biked the entire thing over the course of a little over the week. We documented as much as we could, and this is the result of our journey!

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Intro: 00:00​
History of the Erie Canal: 00:55
A gear explanation: 01:47
The Capital Region: 02:25
Stewart's Shops Interlude: 03:20
Mohawk Valley: 03:55
Utica: 05:35
Syracuse: 06:57
Rochester: 08:20
Buffalo: 10:43

Special thanks to Liam and Rory for taking this ride with me, and for Matt Jonas for driving us home!

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[FollowThomas]

It's a great trail. I rode it just a couple of weeks ago from Buffalo to Albany loved every mile of it. Well done video and thanks for sharing your experience there.

[Tarukai]

This was a great watch of something I've wanted to do for a long time, starting from where I grew up no less! Great video with nice snippets of insight into the various cities you stopped at!

[stevebarratt]

Thank you Dc Show, I liked your perspective of this trip, and the drone shots added.

[thenewdumb]

Amsterdam NY native here - this ruled!! So cool to see the aerial footage of all the cities along the way. Kudos!

[voidgeometry]

Congratulations! My grandparents took their boat from Buffalo to Albany in 1960. I have always wanted to make this trip myself.

[MarcMallary]

Awesome! Some day I'll have to ride out from California to see if the legend of the Eastern United States is real, but I guess it would be hard to fake.

[GallonCurtis]

Thanks for the great video! Do you think this would be a hard ride on mountain bikes?

[bordenpetrycia]

Is it possible to "credit card" the Erie Canal trail?

[jesseoglidden]

This was a fun vid to watch. Thanks for all your efforts in putting it together and sharing. At least we know it's possible. Question: did you have to exit the bank trail for significant distances and ride in traffic? Whereabouts?

[MrDenny]

Can you talk about how long it took you guys? Mileage per day etc etc? Great video!

[MainMezzer]

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