The Towpath Trail, when opened to the public, consisted of five miles along the Chenango Canal historic towpath.  The Village of Hamilton maintained an additional mile of trail alongside Woodman Pond and in 2009 extended the trail to Montgomery Street.  The length of the trail from Hamilton to the North end is about 7 miles.  There is a Hamilton Police shooting range next to the trail near Woodman Pond.  Watch for signs warning when the range is in use.  Trespassing signs are for Woodman Pond and not for use of the trail. 

There is an about 1.5 mile branch along the abandoned O&W railroad bed leading from the Hamilton Municipal Airport to College Street.
Please stay clear of the airport runway.  Gliders use the airport and do not make noise when landing.  Watch!

View Chenango Canal Towpath Trail in Hamilton, NY in a larger interactive Google map (loads slowly.)

Towpath Interpretive Brochure 
    (2 pages)

Park at the Canal Museum in Bouckville or
The North end of the trail on  Canal Road past Elm Street or
Woodman Pond Road at the canal or
 the Montgomery Street Trailhead (Park in the adjacent Courthouse parking lot.)

Birding along the trail is excellent at peak migration times and Woodman Pond often has a wide variety of waterfowl in the Fall.

We now have geocaching locations along the Towpath Trail. Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunt using GPS technology to find hidden objects. Go ==>