Bicycling

Paddling

Birding

When biking, please remember:

• All users stay to right except when passing

• Pass on left giving an audible signal

• Bicyclists and skaters yield to pedestrians and should maintain a speed that promotes the safety and comfort of pedestrians (below 10 MPH)

• Dismount bikes where indicated

• Electric-assist recreational bicycles, scooters, and skateboards are allowed on the trail but should maintain a speed that promotes the safety and comfort of pedestrians (below 10 MPH).

Paddle-N-More

Conveniently located in Stewart Park, Paddle-N-More rents paddle boards, kayaks, and canoes. Open seasonally from 10am - 6pm, Friday - Sunday. Look for them right along the CWT next to the Cascadilla Boathouse.

Discover Ithaca

Located along the CWT and the Cayuga Inlet, Discover Ithaca rents and sells kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddle boards, and offers lessons and group tours. Located at 321 Taughannock Blvd.

Ithaca Dragon Boat Club

If you're looking for another reason to be on the water or want to try a new fun, recreational activity, Dragon Boating may be for you.

Cascadilla Boat Club

The Cascadilla Boat Club offers recreational programs for middle school students, competitive programs for high school students, coached programs for masters rowers, learn to row classes and more!

Fuertes Swan Pond Loop in Stewart Park

Named for famed Ithaca-born ornithologist Louis Agassiz Fuertes, the Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook is a lovely spot for birding. If you face the lake, you’ll see a somewhat hidden path to the right of the pond. This quiet loop that comes out near the Cascadilla Boathouse is full of avian varieties.

Renwick Wildwood in Stewart Park

Under the advocacy of the Cayuga Bird Club, in 1914 Renwick Wildwood was declared a nature preserve by the City of Ithaca. An interpretive panel at the edge of the Wildwood along the CWT describes how the woodland serves as critical habitat for some of the most interesting and important bird species that reside in or pass through the woodland during their spring and fall migrations. The Cayuga Bird Club typically leads bird walks Saturday mornings in April and May. Visit the Friends of Stewart Park events page for further information.

Cass Park Bird Garden

Southeast of the Cass Park ball fields, near Coach’s Crossing, lies a small demonstration garden of native plants that provide food and shelter for birds.  In your trail travels, notice that long grass meadows are being allowed to grow around the bird garden and elsewhere along the trail. Letting these attractive long grasses grow will not only enhance the habitat for birds and butterflies, but also reduce mowing expenses and greenhouse gas emissions.

Visit the Birding Kiosk while you’re at the Bird Garden, or click here to download a printable Bird Garden & Kiosk brochure.

Pollinator Pathway

The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is a certified Pollinator Pathway! Pollinator Pathways are public and private pesticide-free corridors of native plants that provide nutrition and habitat for pollinating insects and birds. Even the smallest green spaces, like flower boxes and curb strips, can be part of a pathway.

The Pollinator Pathway project is organized by volunteers from town conservation organizations working together to establish pollinator-friendly habitat and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors. Most native bees have a range of about 750 meters, so the goal is to connect properties that are no farther apart than that. Learn more here!