BIKE
• At Hunters Creek in South Wales, leave your tracks on some of Erie County’s best but often muddiest intermediate trails.
• Nine miles north of Buffalo on Grand Island, bike the wooded trails in the 950-acre Beaver Island State Park. 716-773-3271; www.nysparks.com/parks.
• Hit the road. Hop on and off the Seaway Trail the 454-mile scenic route paralleling the shorelines of Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. 315-646-1000; www.seawaytrail.com.
• Breeze down fast slopes and wind through 21 miles of interconnected singletrack loops in Alleghany State Park. Find friends and more trails at www.wnymba.org.
• Join riders of all abilities on an 8-day, 400-mile scenic ride from Buffalo to Albany on the asphalt/gravel path along the Erie Canal. Gear up with day rides and get expert tips/rentals at Rick Cycle Shop. 716-852-6838; www.rickcycle.com.
• Get misted from the falls while cruising Canada’s 35-mile riverside path Niagara-on-the-Lake to Fort Erie. www.niagaraparks.com.


PADDLE
• Canoe in the Erie Canal flatwater with the Endless Adventures Travel Company. 800-YOU-TREK
• Learn to handle and roll a kayak with roll sessions at Paths, Peaks & Paddles in Tonawanda. 716-213-0350; www.pathspeakspaddles.com.
• Just an hour south of Buffalo, take an inflatable kayak tour through the Zoar Valley’s deep gorges and rugged wilderness. 800-724-0696; www.zoarvalleyrafting.com.
• Experience the Great Lakes in a sea kayak. 585-381-2104; www.seakayakrochester.com.


RUN
• Stroll five miles of nature trails at the Tifft Nature Preserve. 825-6397; www.buffalomuseumofscience.org.
• Feel like a million bucks running “Millionaire Row” to Delaware Park’s 1.75-mile ring road and the 1.25-mile loop around Hoyt Lake.
• Run the popular 5.6-mile Ellicott Creek Parkway along the northern boundary of the SUNY-Buffalo campus. Veer off road in the nearby 50-acre Walton Woods Park. Get tips and kicks at Runners Roost.
• Run your first triathlon. Train with the Buffalo Triathlon Club. http://buffalotriathlonclub.com
• Behold the forests, ponds, wetlands and meadows while jogging the nature trails in the 300-acre Reinstein Woods Preserve. 716/851-7201; www.dec.state.ny.us.
• Connect the wooded trails in “Caz” Park to South Park’s arboretum by Red Jacket and McKinley Parkways. Find other Olmsted circles and parkways at www.buffaloolmstedparks.org.


HIKE/CAMP
• Just an hour from the city, explore 66 miles of forested hiking trails, waterfalls and 600-foot-high cliffs in Letchworth State Park. Camp at tent, trailor or cabin sites. 585-493-3600; http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks.
• Backpack or make base camp to explore the wooded wilderness in the Allegany State Park’s 65,000-acre forest. 716-354-9121; www.nysparks.com/parks.
• Watch the sunset on Lake Erie from your beachside campsite in Evangola or Lake Erie State Park. 800-456-CAMP; http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks.
• Steer clear of Niagara Falls’ crowds. Head to the Finger Lakes area for Taughannock Falls State Park’s 215-foot waterfall or Watkins Glen State Park’s 19 waterfalls and deep gorges. http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks.