Albany-Hudson Electric Trail - hiking
36 mi long · in New York · centroid 15 mi from Albany
From Rensselaer to Hudson: connects 8 towns, 3 villages, and 2 cities in Rensselaer and Columbia Counties: 85% of the route is off-road trail, built on a former (1899-1929) electric trolley rail corridor. Part of the Empire State Trails network
- States
- New York
- Length
- 36 mi
- Network
- Local (lwn)
- Reference
- AHET
- Centroid nearest city
- Albany, NY · 15 mi · ~25 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 42.4433°, -73.6845°
- OSM relation
- 14543271
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Albany-Hudson Electric Trail - hiking and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Kinderhook to Nassau)
1 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Hudson to Kinderhook)
8 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Nassau to East Greenbush)
8 miles from this trail's centroid
Champlain Valley Trail (Albany to Waterford)
19 miles from this trail's centroid
Burbank Trail
19 miles from this trail's centroid
Taconic Crest Trail
22 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.