LAKESHORE BIKE TRAIL:
SEA BREEZE DRIVE PATH:
IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK
-BIKE IT OR HIKE IT-
Last Updated: March 30, 2025
Length: Lakeshore Bike Trail; 2.2 miles
Sea Breeze Drive Path; 1.6 miles
Sea Breeze Drive Path to Irondequoit Bay Light Beacon; 0.6 miles
Sea Breeze Drive Path/Lakeshore Bike Trail; 2.6 miles
Difficulty: Lakeshore Bike Trail; Moderate. Paved trail with a steep hill.
Sea Breeze Drive Path; Moderate. Paved trail with a steep hill.
Sea Breeze Drive Path to Irondequoit Bay Light Beacon; Easy. Narrow cement trail.
Directions:
To Start from the Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park parking lot for the Sea Breeze Drive Path [Northern End]; From the junction of I-490 and Route 590 take Route 590 north to Sea Breeze Drive. Follow Sea breeze Drive north to its end and turn right on Culver Rd. Follow culver Rd to its end (Jetty that no longer has a bridge) where you'll find parking lots on your right (Irondequoit Bay Marine Park) and left (Irondequoit Bay Small Boat Harbor).
To Start from the Lakeshore Bike Trail [Western End]; From the junction of I-490 and Route 590 take Route 590 north to Sea Breeze Drive. Follow Sea breeze Drive north to the third traffic circle and turn left on Durand Blvd. Continue straight on Route 97 for about 2 miles through Durand Eastman Park. Park in the last parking lot before leaving the park next to Lake Ontario. The trail starts to your left where it connects to a sidewalk on Route 97 (Lakeshore Blvd).
The Sea Breeze Drive Path travels from Irondequoit Bay, next to Lake Ontario, South, alongside Sea Breeze Drive. It makes a good starting point to combine the two trails, as you can connect to the Lakeshore Bike Trail via a short on-road detour. The Lakeshore Bike Trail travels East, through Durand Eastman Park, alongside Lake Ontario, before turning inland, Southeast. You can then connect East, to the middle of the Sea Breeze Drive Path. For more information visit; DURAND EASTMAN PARK .
Sea Breeze Drive Path:
Starting from the Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park parking lot for the Sea Breeze Drive Path [Northern End]; Playground & picnic pavilion located here. The wide, paved Sea Breeze Drive Path begins from the Southern End of the parking lot.
Note; Heading Northeast, from the Southern End of the parking lot a cement trail takes you past the Irondequoit Bay Small Boat Launch parking lot out to Culver Rd. Travel right, East, on-road (sidewalk available) to the Irondequoit Bay Small Boat Harbor parking lot on your left. Straight ahead is the Irondequoit Bay Outlet Swing Bridge. Head left, North, along a narrow cement trail. This will take you past a beach to a jetty that leads to the small Irondequoit Bay Light Beacon, jutting into Lake Ontario after 0.6 miles.
The wide, paved Sea Breeze Drive Path travels South, along the Eastern Side of Sea Breeze Dr. Start a long gradual hill climb, passing by the Sea Breeze Drive parking lot #1 at 0.4 miles. Next, come to the *Durand Blvd Roundabout (Iron ships mast in the middle) at 0.5 miles.
Note; From here you can connect to the Lakeshore Bike Trail right, West, via a short on-road detour along Durand Blvd. See; Lakeshore Bike Trail Below.
The trail continues alongside Sea Breeze Dr, passing by the Point Pleasant Road Roundabout at 0.8 miles, the Seneca Road Roundabout at 1.3 miles and finally the Titus Ave Roundabout (flags in the middle) after 1.6 miles where the trail ends.
Lakeshore Bike Trail:
Starting from the Sea Breeze Drive Path at the *Durand Blvd Roundabout [Eastern End]; From the Sea Breeze Drive Path [*0.4 miles from the Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park parking lot], use the crosswalk on the North Side of the *Roundabout, across Sea Breeze Drive to the Sea Breeze Drive parking lot #2. A short trail ten takes you out to Maryknoll Park/Topper Dr. Travel left, West, on-road (residential) out to Culver Rd. Head left, along a sidewalk (no crosswalk) to Durand Blvd and head right, via a cross light to the Lakeshore Bike Trail alongside Route 97 after 0.2 miles [*0.6 miles from the Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park parking lot]. Here the wide paved Lakeshore Bike Trail travels West, through a canopy of trees before turning North and beginning a long, winding, gradual 0.6 mile descent to a boardwalk across a marsh and back alongside Route 97 at 0.8 miles [*1.2 miles]. The is all part of Durand Eastman Park. Durand Lake is across the road. The trail now travels West, along Lake Ontario, passing by the first of many parking lots at 1.1 miles (*1.5 miles). Across the road is Eastman Lake. Access to beaches, picnic tables, Porto-Potty's and Map Boards along this section. After passing the last parking lot the trail ends after 2.2 miles (*2.6 miles) as you leave the Park and come to a sidewalk.
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