Visited July 6, 2022

I used Google Maps "Pop Warner Rail Trail (ECRT) Springville" to get to the West Main Street Trail Head at 248 West Main Street.  Parking at the Historic Rail Road Depot is discouraged by large signage.  Google maps offers "Depot Street, Springville" and that will get you to the trail head area, as well.

68-72 degrees 9:05 AM - 10:30 AM sunny, with little to no breeze

No public toilets or porta potties.

There is no admission fee.

Dogs on leash permitted.  There is a dog waste station on the trail.

The trail is well marked.

Mom met Wesley and me at the Train Depot.  We walked "north" approximately 1 mile until we saw the "END TRAIL" sign (approximately 25 minutes).  We walked another .3 miles further (total of 1.3 from parking) before turning back. 9:05 AM - 10:10 AM

Wesley and I also walked .34 miles the other direction for 20 minutes after crossing Route 39 and passing the information board.

We shared the trails with deer, squirrels, chipmunks, birds, a few other walkers, dog walkers, and a friendly man on a 3-wheeled bike who offered a treat to Wesley.

The trails were mostly shady with some areas of full sun.  We enjoyed a few of the first ripening black raspberries but there will be more for visitors this week.

The Rails to Trails are wide enough for a few people to walk side by side.  The trails do not have signs at road intersections with the names of the roads being crossed.  I have seen road signs near Mayville, New York, and I liked the additional way of keeping track of where I was on the trail.

Benches were located by Route 39 and Waverly Street crossings.  Picnic tables are by the Route 39 crossing.

The trail has sections of natural surface, large railroad gravel surface, and pavement millings.  It was mowed in the grassy sections so shorts would be fine on the sections I walked today. There was no mud on the trail but we also have had no real rain in over two weeks.  The trails were flat, one of the defining features of a Rails to Trail.

I saw no litter.

The mosquitos were not bad today but did start to strike toward the end of our walk.

Parking: Paved with 10+ spots available.

I did not see poison ivy.

We saw robins and a red-winged blackbird.  We saw deer, rabbits, chipmunks and gray squirrels.  There were daisies, common mullein, mayapple, buttercups, forget me nots, sweet pea, milkweed, pink clover, cattails, phlox, birds foot, vetch, lilies, chicory, multiflora rose, black raspberries, Virginia creeper, Queen Anne's lace, and a variety of tree species including staghorn sumac and maples.

Website:  https://www.traillink.com/trail/springville-pop-warner-rail-trail-/

Nearby:

Steelbound Brewery and Distillery: 243 West Main Street, Springville, NY 14141

https://www.steelboundevl.com/springville 

I have not eaten there but I stopped by for take-out liquid refreshments.

May 2025

68 degrees 11:37 AM - 12:07 PM

I returned to walk the trail from Route 39/Main Street south across Waverly.  I went approximately .6 miles (out and back for a total of 1.24 miles) this time but had to turn back to get to an appointment.

There was enough traffic on Main Street and Waverly that I had to wait for a few cars before I could cross each time.

The trail beyond Waverly seems more open and there was none of the mud that I remembered from last time.  I look forward to returning to see what the farmer planted in his fields.  There was no litter and I enjoyed listening to the birdsong compete with the noise of traffic.

I saw a robin and turkey vulture.  I saw many flowers including strawberry blossoms.

Nearby:  the Springville Auction on Wednesdays:  Gentner's Commission Market, 341 W Main St, Springville, NY 14141 

https://www.springvilledepot.com/events