Originally Posted by
jppe
Just looking at the map it appears to me that some of the route uses highways. I assumed “off road” means it’s either a bike trail or path and not a road used for vehicles.
This is correct. NY State has not actually added any new off-road paths to this cross state trail. It's using existing. Erie Canal trail from Buffalo to Albany as example as well as the North and South County trails in Westchester, plus the Wallkill Valley trail near Kingston. They have maps indicating a proposed route along the Hudson in Westchester and into NYC but no funding committed.
As well, I'm not seeing any planning for any new off-road paths north of Albany, excepting the existing trail segment that goes from Glens Falls to Lake George.
So a lot of on-road and I assume signage to indicate. Signs are cheap, asphalt is not.