Putnam County Trailway/Bikeway Improvements

During 2009 significant progress was made regarding improve-ments to the Trailway, with more improvements in the future. The following are the latest improvements:

• The Putnam Trailway section between Seminary Hill Road and Old Mine Road was competed and opened to the public in November 2009.

• The Putnam Trailway section between Old Mine Road and Putnam Avenue is expected to be completed by November 2010 and then open to the public. (Please note NO parking on Old Mine Road, please use the new parking lot on Tilly Foster Road.)

• The Putnam Trailway section between Putnam Avenue and North Main Street is expected to break ground in early 2011, with a completion expected by 2012.

Putnam County Trailway/Bikeway Miles:

• Rte 118 to Wallauer Paint Store on Rte 6 1.83 miles • Wallauer Paint Store to Seminary Hill Rd. 5.68 miles • Seminary Hill Road to Old Mine Road 2.21 miles • Old Mine Road to Putnam Avenue 1.21 miles • Putnam Avenue to North Main Street 0.92 miles Total 11.85 miles Rc/7-29-10

Putnam County Department of Planning, Development & Public Transportation 841 Fair Street, Carmel, NY 10512

845-878-3480 www.putnamcountyny.com

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� e Putnam Trailway spans 12.0 miles in Putnam County, from Baldwin Place to Brewster Village.

Background

The Putnam Trailway is a paved bicycle/pedestrian path located primarily on right-of-way lands of the former Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad. The “Old Put” as it was formerly referred to by commuters, provided freight and passenger service from 1881 to 1958 between the Bronx in New York City and Brewster in Putnam County.

The Putnam Railroad once served 6 stations in Putnam County, some of which still stand today. Station stops included Brewster, Tilly Foster, Carmel, Crafts, Mahopac, Lake Mahopac and Baldwin Place. The Lake Mahopac station building is known today as the American Legion Post building on Bucks Hollow Road.

The area locator map to the left shows the general location of the trailway. The larger scale maps on the reverse side detail the trailway alignment, access points, local roads and nearby parks and facilities.

The Putnam Right-of-Way spans 12.0 linear miles through Putnam County, from the Westchester border at Baldwin Place to Brewster Village where it merged into the Harlem Line Tracks.

At Baldwin Place, the Putnam Trailway con-nects to the North County Trailway, which continues south through Westchester County and into the Bronx to Marble Hill (225th Street).

Two branch lines are in the trailway planning stages; one going from Lake Mahopac to Goldens Bridge, and the other from Baldwin Place to Mahopac Falls.

For more information about the trailway system, call the Putnam County Department of Planning at (845) 878-3480 or write Putnam County Planning Depart-ment, 841 Fair Street, Carmel, NY 10512 or visit our web site at: www.putnamcountyny.com

(Drawings courtesy of Westchester County Department of Planning)

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