New York loves to surprise you, and not always with skyscrapers and taxi horns.
Some of the best rides in the state are the ones nobody mentions at the trailhead. I learned this by accident, chasing a quiet route somebody swore was nothing special.
It turned out to be the best afternoon I had all summer. These ten paths slip through river valleys, old rail corridors, and gorge country so calm the worst traffic jam involves a family of ducks…