Running in Monroe County

One of the best exercises you can do outside is running.  There’s tons of trails in Perinton and lots of sidewalks in Fairport to run on.  However; the amount of public trails available for running within Monroe County is just staggering.  There’s the obvious ones like the Canal Trail or the Genesee riverwalk.  Then there’s the road less traveled like Cobbs hill or Highland Park.

Anyway, I found a fabulous little resource  on places to run in Rochester.  It hasn’t been updated in a while but it’s not exactly like the trails are going anywhere…

The Crescent Trail

The Crescent Trail is the longest trail in Perinton (with maybe an exception for the canal trail). It stretches for approximately 35 miles from one end of Perinton to the other. Chances are if you’re hiking in the Fairport / Perinton area you’re on a section of the Crescent trail or one of the connected loops.

You should never head out on the trail without a map. Perinton provides a great trailmap for the Crescent Trail which you can print yourself or just carry on your digital device. Here are the two sections available: