Cape Vincent offers the opportunity for one of the longest, seamless waterfront runs in the Thousand Islands. This pretty town on the St. Lawrence River is also the location of the Hope Ferry to Port Alexandria, Ontario.
The best place to run in Cape Vincent is along County Rt. 6 — a lovely, quiet road along the river, with terrific water views. From the center of the small town, it’s 2.4 miles east to the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse. You can also extend west of town on Rt. 12E for about 0.5 miles. Past Elm St. there is no shoulder or sidewalk and the road turns inland. But overall, this can be a 6.8 mile out and back waterfront run!
Add-Ons: Enjoy the cute side streets of Cape Vincent. Also, some of the interior farm roads are nice for running. No shoulder, but not a lot of traffic.
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Cape Vincent offers the opportunity for one of the longest, seamless waterfront runs in the Thousand Islands. This pretty town on the St. Lawrence River is also the location of the Hope Ferry to Port Alexandria, Ontario.
The best place to run in Cape Vincent is along County Rt. 6 — a lovely, quiet road along the river, with terrific water views. From the center of the small town, it’s 2.4 miles east to the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse. You can also extend west of town on Rt. 12E for about 0.5 miles. Past Elm St. there is no shoulder or sidewalk and the road turns inland. But overall, this can be a 6.8 mile out and back waterfront run!
Add-Ons: Enjoy the cute side streets of Cape Vincent. Also, some of the interior farm roads are nice for running. No shoulder, but not a lot of traffic.
Surrounded on three sides by the St. Lawrence River, Wellesley Island is one of the largest of the Thousand Islands. Lovely running in historic Thousand Island Park and some nice waterfront roads.
Nice running options in Clayton: Waterfront & attractive residential streets; Zenda Farms Preserve, which has lovely trails around pastureland & grassland; and the longer Rivergate Trestle Trail.
If you fancy some languid, flat, open running on nearly traffic-free farm roads, head to Wolfe Island. Accessible via ferry from Cape Vincent (NY) or Kingston (Ontario). Miles of pastoral roads for running.
The 6.7 mile loop around Point Salubrious is a lovely, flat run with great views of Guffin Bay and Chaumont Bay. The entire route is on the lightly trafficked Rt. 125. Water views, the Point Salubrious Historic District, farm fields.
A worth-it drive to Sackets Harbor to do a scenic run combining a nice waterfront road and trails around a historic battlefield, the site of an important battle in the War of 1812.
This 1,000-acre state park in Henderson is the former estate of Robert Wehle, and consists of 10 miles of wide, scenic trails along Lake Ontario, and around the estate grounds. We've mapped a 4.7 mile loop along the Snakefoot Trail.
Gananoque is the western gateway to the Thousand Islands area in Ontario. There's some nice running along the water, around pretty residential streets, and a 12 km trail system, with various loop options.
The 37 km paved multi-use trail along the Thousand Islands Parkway is a great running option in Thousand Islands NP. Some sections feature great water views. Also trail running at Landon Bay and Jones Creek Trails.
A nice run in this small city on the St. Lawrence River, considered the eastern gateway to the Thousand Islands area in Ontario. Combines waterfront paths, small parks, and the Brock Trail. Includes the unique railroad tunnel trail!
A great run on the Ontario side of the Thousand Islands. The Waterfront Trail runs for 9.4 km from Upper Canada Village to Ingleside, and the famous Long Sault Parkway features a wide shoulder and scenic views as it crosses 11 islands.
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