CROSSINGS OF COLONIE:
COLONIE, NEW YORK
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Last Updated: August 12, 2007
Length: Green Trail; 1.5 mile Loop
Blue Trail; 1.3 mile Loop
Yellow Trail; 0.9 mile Loop
Red Trail; 1.1 mile Loop
Difficulty: Easy. Flat, paved trails. Note; Red Trail is stone-dust.
Directions:
To start from the Arboretum parking lot; From I-87 (NY State Thruway) take exit 4 to Albany Shaker Road southeast. Less then a mile down on your right will be the entrance for The Crossings of Colonie. Pull into the first parking lot on your right to start your journey.
To start from the Maria Drive parking lot; From I-87 (NY State Thruway) take exit 4 to Albany Shaker Road southeast. Less then a mile down on your right will be the entrance for The Crossings of Colonie. Continue on past the entrance and turn right onto Maria Drive. The parking lot will be on your right.
The Crossings of Colonie is a fantastic park, especially for kids (of all ages). It is situated on 130 acres and features a 3 acre pond as its centerpiece. It also includes aces of meadows, marshy wetlands and woodland all of which are connected by 6.5 miles of multiuse paved and stone-dust trails. Check out the park's website for all its other features and information at; CROSSINGS OF COLONIE .
Starting from the Arboretum parking lot; From this parking lot you can take either the Blue or Green Trail. If you look at the paved trails, they have colored diamonds painted along them indicating the trail color. The Green Trail Loops around open fields. The Blue Trail passes by most of the parks highlights, such as The Lake, The Maze, Playground, The Barn & Meeting House, The Ramble and all the facilities. The Yellow Trail Loops around an open field and connects to the Ciccotti Center. The Red Trail passes through a marsh and into the woods where it turns into stone-dust.
Both the Blue & Green Trails connect to the Yellow Trail, which connects to the Red Trail.
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