Cayuga Waterfront Trail

The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is an 8 mile, ADA compliant multi-use trail providing an active, non-motorized transportation and recreation way connecting our community’s most popular waterfront destinations along the southern shore of Cayuga Lake. The wide, flat trail connects East Shore Drive, the Ithaca Youth Bureau, Stewart Park, Newman Golf Course, Ithaca Farmers Market, Ithaca College and Cornell University Boathouses, West End/Inlet Island area, Allan Treman State Marine Park, Ithaca Dog Park, Hangar Theatre, Cass Park, The Ithaca Children’s Garden and the Black Diamond Trail. Amenities along the trail include interpretive signage, benches, restrooms and dog care stations in Stewart Park and Cass Park, a fitness station and maps at the 5 trailheads. Nearly all of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail is 10-12 feet wide and paved, with the exception of a few stonedust side paths and a few narrow bridges.

While the entire trail is 8 miles, visitors often use small segments of the CWT, such as Stewart Park, or Cass Park. The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is owned and maintained by the City of Ithaca. Public restrooms can be found in Stewart Park and Cass Park. Winter maintenance is provided along most of the trail in Cass Park.