It’s a worth-it drive to Sackets Harbor to do a scenic run combining a nice waterfront road and trails around a historic battlefield. Sackets Harbor was a center of American military activity in the War of 1812 and was the site of a significant battle on May 29, 1813.
Battlefield Trail. Photo: Mark Lowenstein
Start on Main St. near the Historical Society, and head toward the water. Turn LEFT on Ontario St. and run for 1.2 miles alongside this scenic waterside road, with great views of Lake Ontario. Continue past the small rotary to the intersection with Ambrose St., and then double back for 0.7 miles, where you can see a path that goes along a section of the historic battlefield. The next 1.3 miles is a tour of the battlefield trails: out & back to Ambrose St., then paralleling Ontario St., and then on the section of the battlefield with interpretive signs and a red barn. Overall, a 4.6 mile route.
Add-On: See this map of the Bicentennial Trail, which is a nice add-on to the route.
It’s a worth-it drive to Sackets Harbor to do a scenic run combining a nice waterfront road and trails around a historic battlefield. Sackets Harbor was a center of American military activity in the War of 1812 and was the site of a significant battle on May 29, 1813.
Battlefield Trail. Photo: Mark Lowenstein
Start on Main St. near the Historical Society, and head toward the water. Turn LEFT on Ontario St. and run for 1.2 miles alongside this scenic waterside road, with great views of Lake Ontario. Continue past the small rotary to the intersection with Ambrose St., and then double back for 0.7 miles, where you can see a path that goes along a section of the historic battlefield. The next 1.3 miles is a tour of the battlefield trails: out & back to Ambrose St., then paralleling Ontario St., and then on the section of the battlefield with interpretive signs and a red barn. Overall, a 4.6 mile route.
Add-On: See this map of the Bicentennial Trail, which is a nice add-on to the route.
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.
This cute town on the St. Lawrence River offers some nice waterfront running. Up to 6.8 miles out and back, with great river views. Interior farm roads a good add-on. Also the location of the Hope Ferry to Wolfe Island.
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.
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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