Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail
Annual Meeting
The Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail will hold its Annual Meeting on June 7, 2008 at the Veteran Town Hall, 4049 Watkins Road, Millport, from 10:00 to 12:00. The meeting will highlight whats new on the trail, the status of trail construction, the trail steward program, upcoming special events, and much more. Bag lunches will be available for purchase (proceeds going to the Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail) after the meeting and before the ribbon cutting. The Grand Opening of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge over Route 14 in Millport will start at 12:30 at the south end of the bridge. Tim Joseph, Regional Director of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, along with other local and regional officials, will be on hand for the ribbon cutting.
Eat Well Play Hard Campaign
The Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail are happy to participate in this years "Eat Well Play Hard" program of Chemung County. The third annual Hunt for the Gold Shoes is sponsored by the Eat Well Play Hard Coalition and its community sponsors, and is designed to promote physical activity for county residents of all ages, and takes place on trails throughout Chemung County (and in our case, into Schuyler County). Shoes will be hidden along the CVT for children to find. The shoes will be hidden until June 6, then finders will take their shoe and accompanying coupon to Tanglewood Nature Center at 10:00 am on June 7 to receive their prizes, and enjoy food and a live remote by 94 Rock. Walkers who find the shoes will receive a T-shirt, water bottle and jump rope and be eligible for other prizes, including childrens bikes, memberships to local dance studios and more. So take your children or grandchildren out for a walk on the Trail and keep your eyes open for a Gold Shoe!
Mission and Trail Background
Mission: The Friends of the Catharine Valley Trail foster a public, multi-use trail and natural corridor along the abandoned Chemung Canal and railroad system. We promote trail use by all residents and visitors through publicity, special events planning, and liaisons with regional tourism agencies, in accordance with guidelines established by NYS Parks. Our goal is to facilitate a safe and enjoyable trail experience. When completed, the Catharine Valley Trail (CVT) will be a 12-mile, multi-use trail that will connect Watkins Glen State Park and Mark Twain State Park in the Southern Tier of New York State. Most of the trail is on portions of abandoned Northern Central Railroad and Chemung Canal towpath corridors in New York's Finger Lakes region. The trail spans Schuyler and Chemung counties, passing through the communities of Watkins Glen, Montour Falls, Millport, and Pine Valley to Horseheads. The four-mile section of trail between Montour Falls and Millport opened in June 2003 and the canal towpath trail south of Genesee Street in Montour Falls is complete. The one-mile section of trail between Cook Street and South Genesee Street in Montour Falls opened in September 2000. The bicycle-pedestrian bridge over NYS Route 14 was completed in November of 2005. The former rail bed in the Catharine Marsh segment of the CVT was completed in 2007.
Ed Hoffman (1931-1999) (from CVT News, Summer 2000)
To trace the chronology of the development of the CVT,  view CVT Milestones.
Visit the Elmira-Chemung Transportation Council web site.
View the current Catharine Valley Trail map.
Would you like to become a member of CVT Friends? Download the application.
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