Chautauqua Rails to Trails

Chautauqua Rails to Trails Mission of Rails to Trails is to: acquire, develop and maintain multi-purpose recreational trails on or near abandoned railroad corridors for public use.

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY is blessed with over 30 miles beautiful unused rail corridors winding through picturesque countryside and villages and trucks, railroads were essential for transportation and for moving agricultural and manufactured goods and supplies through rural areas. In recent decades, railroads have abandoned most of their lines serving rural areas. In an era preceding paved roads and mecha

nically reliable cars, Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails is preserving these abandoned rail corridors for conversion into safe off-road trails for recreational use: walking, running, hiking, bicycling, cross country skiing, bird watching (over 170 species identified) and horseback riding. These trails provide public access from towns like Mayville, Brocton, and Sherman through scenic woodlands, wetlands and flowering meadows, offering trail users opportunities to observe the plants, animals and birds found in areas otherwise remote from highways and roads. The trails are available for outdoor recreational activities and environmental study for the public at large and for group outings sponsored by schools, scouts, churches and service organizations.

We had a lovely CHQ Trails Day celebration at Brocton/ Portland Community Park. Lovely people, great food, wonderful con...
06/20/2026

We had a lovely CHQ Trails Day celebration at Brocton/ Portland Community Park.
Lovely people, great food, wonderful conversation, and a hike!

06/20/2026
Thanks to all who helped us achieve a very successful Give Big CHQ 2026! Trails are cool!
06/12/2026

Thanks to all who helped us achieve a very successful Give Big CHQ 2026!
Trails are cool!

Wow!!! By 10:00 we have reached 30% of our goal to raise $9,000 to maintain Chautauqua Rails to Trails! We are so gratef...
06/11/2026

Wow!!! By 10:00 we have reached 30% of our goal to raise $9,000 to maintain Chautauqua Rails to Trails!

We are so grateful to everyone who has donated so far, and we hope that this is just the start! Please like and share to help us pull in more donations for trails that we love!

Check out these fabulous Board Members and the reasons they love the trails.

Give here: https://www.givebigchq.org/organizations/chautauqua-rails-to-trails

Tomorrow is the day to Give Big for Chautauqua Rails to Trails!Your donation of $15 or more will be matched by our gener...
06/10/2026

Tomorrow is the day to Give Big for Chautauqua Rails to Trails!

Your donation of $15 or more will be matched by our generous donors to maintain the trails!

Give tomorrow, probably between 7:16 am and 7:16 pm. Every unique donor gets us one step closer to winning bonus funds from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation !

Give here:
https://www.givebigchq.org/organizations/chautauqua-rails-to-trails

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PO Box 151
Mayville, NY
14757

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(716) 753-2800

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