--- type: Guide title: Fall trails and parks in Perinton guide_kind: roundup audience: 'Walkers, hikers and families in Perinton' season: Fall 2026 tags: - trails - parks - hiking - fall - outdoor sources: - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/crescent-trail/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Crescent Trail' - resource: 'https://www.canals.ny.gov/Trails' title: 'New York State Canal Corporation: About the Canalway Trail' - resource: 'https://www.canals.ny.gov/Trails/Canalway-Trail-Map' title: 'New York State Canal Corporation: Canalway Trail Map' - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/residents/trail-town-usa/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Trail Town USA' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/perinton-park/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Perinton Park' - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Parks Department' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/historian/historic-areas-in-fairport-perinton/a-brief-history-of-the-village-of-fairport/ title: 'Town of Perinton: A Brief History of the Village of Fairport' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/fellows-road-park/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Fellows Road Park' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/center-park-west/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Center Park West' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/center-park-east/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Center Park East' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/white-brook-nature-area/ title: 'Town of Perinton: White Brook Nature Area' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/kreag-road-park/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Kreag Road Park' - resource: >- https://www.canals.ny.gov/Boating-Information/Canal-Alerts/Message?id=10275566 title: 'New York State Canal Corporation: Regatta: Erie Canal: Fairport' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/garnsey-road-arboretum/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Garnsey Road Arboretum' - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/residents/hours-of-operation/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Town Hall Hours of Operation' - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/news/2026-summer-hours-at-town-hall/' title: 'Town of Perinton: 2026 Summer Hours at Town Hall' - resource: >- https://fmcvof.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b1b759717e61409180f3b482c6c77d3b title: >- Village of Fairport: Village of Fairport: Am I in Fairport??? (web map boundary layer) - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/perinton-community-aquatic-center/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Perinton Community / Aquatic Center: Town of Perinton' - resource: 'https://www.crescenttrail.org/monthly-guided-hikes' title: 'Crescent Trail Hiking Association: Monthly Guided Hikes' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/shared-use-trails/ title: 'Town of Perinton: Shared Use Trails' - resource: >- https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/perinton-community-aquatic-center/town-hall-perinton-community-center-entrance-improvement-project/ title: >- Town of Perinton: Town Hall & Perinton Community Center Entrance Improvement Project - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/' title: 'Town of Perinton: Town of Perinton homepage' generated: by: 'process:hm-lane-civic' at: '2026-10-04T10:12:28.140Z' description: >- Crescent Trail rules and free guided hikes, the Erie Canalway Trail, and what each Perinton park has, including which restrooms stay open this fall. superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-lane-civic' --- # Fall trails and parks in Perinton For a fall walk in Perinton, start with the Crescent Trail: about 35 miles of footpaths through the hills, with a free guided hike on Sunday, October 11. If you'd rather stay flat, take the canal towpath. The parks below are the ones with real amenities, and two of them keep their restrooms open into winter. ## Crescent Trail The Crescent Trail is about 35 miles of mostly single-lane dirt footpaths, including an orange-blazed main trail of roughly 17.5 miles. Many sections cross private land, so the rules matter: stay on the path, leash dogs, carry out your trash, and no bicycles or motorized vehicles. Printed maps are $2 at Town Hall and the Community Center; section maps are online. The network links to the Erie Canal trail and the RS&E Trolley Trail. The Crescent Trail Hiking Association leads free guided hikes, usually on the second Sunday at 1:30 pm: - **Sunday, October 11, 1:30 pm:** the final leg of the Orange Trail End-to-End Challenge, about 6 miles with some difficult sections. Meet at the Northside School lot; a town bus takes hikers to White Brook Nature Area to hike back north. - **Sunday, November 8, 1:30 pm:** planned, but the location hasn't been announced. - **Sunday, December 13, 1:30 pm:** a short walk around the Perinton Community Center. ## Erie Canalway Trail The state trail runs 360.3 miles from Buffalo to Albany and is part of the Empire State Trail. In Perinton it passes the Perinton Park trailhead, meets the Crescent Trail at the Marsh Road and Lyndon Road bridges, and connects to the Trolley Trail. Check [Canalway Trail alerts](https://www.canals.ny.gov/Trails/Canalway-Trail-Alerts) before you go. ## Parks and what they have - **Perinton Park**, 99 O'Connor Road: canal and trail access, trailhead parking, six tennis courts, a heated building, a shelter, a playground and a skatepark. - **Fellows Road Park**, 499 Fellows Road: pickleball, tennis, softball, soccer, beach volleyball, a fitness track, playgrounds, shelters and a heated community building. - **Center Park West**, off Ayrault Road beside the Community Center: soccer fields, playgrounds, shelters, grills, cross-country trails, an amphitheater and a link to the Trolley Trail. Entrance construction on the town campus may affect parking. Center Park East, nearby, has soccer fields and hiking trails but little else. - **White Brook Nature Area**, 250 Aldrich Road: more than 100 acres of trails, a heated shelter and grills. The town lists hunting among its uses and doesn't post the rules, so ask before a fall walk. - **Kreag Road Park**, 555 Kreag Road: canal docks, a playground, a shelter, courts and links to the Crescent Trail (the town admits some are hard to find). - **Garnsey Road Arboretum**: a quiet natural area for hiking and bird watching, with no sports fields. ## Restrooms Most town park restrooms are closed for the season. Perinton Park and Fellows Road Park keep theirs open until winter. ## Coming up for discussion The town is looking at [shared-use trails](../updates/perinton-shared-use-trails-proposal.md) near Thayer Hill and the Dewitt property. It's only an idea for now; nothing is approved or built. # Related - [features](../places/crescent-trail-footpaths.md) - [features](../places/erie-canalway-trail-perinton.md) - [features](../places/perinton-park-canal-trailhead.md) - [features](../places/fellows-road-park.md) - [features](../places/center-park-west.md) - [features](../places/center-park-east.md) - [features](../places/white-brook-nature-area.md) - [features](../places/kreag-road-park.md) - [features](../places/garnsey-road-arboretum.md) - [features](../places/perinton-town-hall.md) - [features](../places/perinton-community-aquatic-center.md) - [includes event](../events/crescent-trail-orange-trail-finale-2026-10-11.md) - [includes event](../events/crescent-trail-guided-hike-2026-11-08.md) - [includes event](../events/crescent-trail-holiday-walk-pcc-2026-12-13.md) - [includes update](../updates/perinton-shared-use-trails-proposal.md) - [includes update](../updates/town-campus-entrances-2026.md) - [in area](../areas/town-of-perinton.md)