CHITTENANGO CREEKWALK:
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL:
CHITTENANGO, NEW YORK
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Last Updated: March 14, 2025
Length: Chittenango Creekwalk; 1.1 miles
Neighborhood Trail; 1 mile
Difficulty: Chittenango Creekwalk; Easy. Flat stone-dust trail.
Neighborhood Trail; Moderate. Paved, stone-dust & wood chip trail with some hills and an on-road section.
Directions:
From the intersection of Routes 5 & 13 in Canastota travel west on Routes 5 & 13 into Chittenango. Come to the intersection where Routes 5 & 13 split. To your right is a Parking area for the middle of the trail. Continue right on Route 5 to another intersection for Routes 5 & 173. Continue straight on Route 173 and quickly turn left onto Dyke Rd. On your left will be the Upper Dyke Road parking lot. Continue down Dyke Rd and you'll come to the Lower Dyke Road parking lot on your left after 0.5 miles.
The Chittenango Creekwalk follows Chittenango Creek through the town of Chittenango. Future plans call for continuing the trail north where it will connect to the Erie Canalway Trail. The Neighborhood Trail travels from Kirschenheiter Park to Sullivan Town Park with an on-road link to the Chittenango Creekwalk.
Chittenango Creekwalk:
Starting from the Lower Dyke Road parking lot [Southern End]; The stone-dust Chittenango Creekwalk travels North, through the woods along the Western Side Chittenango Creek, utilizing a boardwalk at one point. You then come to a circle with 3 Spur Trails leading off it. Any of these Spur Trails will take you through Chittenango Lions Botanical Park to the Upper Dyke parking lot at 0.5 miles. GAP 0.3 mile on-road detour. Head out to Dyke Rd and continue right, North, on-road (wide shoulder/sidewalk available) to Brinkerhoff Hill Rd. Head right to a crosswalk over Madison St, then left to another crosswalk over Genesee St and travel right, along the West Side of the Genesee St (sidewalk). Cross Chittenango Creek and pass by a parking lot on your left (directly across the street from the Sullivan Free Library). A Map sign and informational signs are located here. Travel left past the Map Board to the back of the parking lot where you'll pick up the stone-dust Chittenango Creekwalk again at 0.8 miles. Map board and picnic pavilion here. Travel North, along the Eastern Side of the creek, passing by a promenade overlooking the creek, before the trail turns right along a paved trail, passing through the Grand at Chittenango (Senior Citizen Center) and out to a cross-walk over *Russell Street after 1.1 miles. Current end of the trail, as of 2024.
Note; Future plans will continue the Chittenango Creekwalk North, connecting to the Erie Canalway Trail; Syracuse-Rochester & Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum. Planning underway and in 2025 the town was awarded funding.
Neighborhood Trail:
Continuing from the Chittenango Creekwalk at *Russell Street [Eastern End]; [Re-Zeroing Mileage] Travel West, on-road, along Russell Street (sidewalk available), crossing Chittenango Creek and heading up a hill to Lake St. Continue right along Lake St and come to the entrance for Sullivan Park on your right. Map sign. Travel up the entrance road, then down to the Sullivan Town Park parking lot at 0.5 miles where you'll find a Map Board, playground, disc-golf course, ball fields, sports courts, picnic pavilion and Porto-Potty's.
Note; Trails travel through the park. I haven't checked out these trails.
At the Western End of the parking lot the Neighborhood Trail starts next to a small creek.
Continue straight along the ball field to an intersection.
Note; Left, South, a trail continues past the ball field out to Berkley Dr.
Continue right, West, where the trail travels over a bridge and along an open corridor past wetlands, reeds and Weeping Willows. This section did consist of wood chips. Come to an intersection at 0.8 miles.
Note; Right, North, a trail takes you out to Forbes Ave.
Continue straight along the now stone-dust trail to Webber Dr. Cross-walk takes you over to a paved trail through Kirschenheiter Park, past a playground and picnic pavilion. Come to the Hawthorne Way parking lot after 1 mile.
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