Amherst, New York Travel Information

Buffalo The French were the first to explore this Iroquois land, calling the Niagara River beau fleuve, or beautiful river. Somehow that name morphed into the word Buffalo, or so one story goes. After the com... Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Wings, Red Wings, and Blue Jays: Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto Baseball Trip Watching baseball by the Great Lakes puts you in three exciting ballparks — the nation’s premier minor-league park in Buffalo, the stunning new park in downtown Rochester, and the massive dome in Toro... Buffalo , NY

Greater Buffalo and into Ontario: More than Niagara Falls Think of Buffalo and you automatically think of Niagara Falls. Innkeepers and concierges agree that most tourists, at least first timers, want to see the falls, from either the American or the Canadia... Buffalo, NY

Niagara Falls, New York, and the Buffalo - Niagara Region Just to mix things up a bit, we’ll venture out into the sticks to begin our tour of the Niagara-Allegany region. Only 40 miles northeast of Buffalo is a pristine tract of some 19,000 acres, the core o... Buffalo, NY

Seaway Trail along Lake Erie: From the New York - Pennsylvania Border to Historic Old Fort Niagara Follow the green-and-white signs of the Seaway Trail through three of western New York’s picturesque and historic counties — Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara. The drive starts near the New York – Pennsyl... Buffalo, NY

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Walton Woods (Distance: 1.9 mi) The easy trails are adjacent to the Audubon housing development. They wind through woods and around Audubon Lake and Walton Pond. Terrain: Flat.

Amherst, NY - Snowshoeing - length:2.3 mi

Walton Woods (Distance: 1.9 mi) The easy trails are adjacent to the Audubon housing development. They wind through woods and around Audubon Lake and Walton Pond. Terrain: Flat.

Amherst, NY - Cross-Country Skiing - length:2.3 mi

Ellicott Creek Trailway (Distance: 2.2 mi) This well-maintained, multiuse pathway along Ellicott Creek—a 47-mile waterway that flows from Bennington to the Niagara River—serves as a favorite fitness trail for University at Buffalo (UB) student...

Williamsville, NY - Hiking - length:5.2 mi

Walton Woods (Distance: 2.8 mi) Tucked into this fifty-two-acre parkland are such treasures as a six-acre old-growth forest with beech and tulip trees nearly two centuries old; a tranquil lake that provides sustenance to geese, duck...

Getzville, NY - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Glen Falls (Distance: 3.0 mi) Glen Falls is a wide, multi-tiered combination waterfall that cascades in some sections and free-falls in others as the water plunges down the Onondaga Escarpment. It has a good water flow year-round,...

Williamsville, NY - Waterfalls - length:0.7 mi

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Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5621 yards, par 69 1.3 miles from center of Amherst, New York

Westwood Westwood Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6772 yards, par 72 1.6 miles from center of Amherst, New York

Audubon Amherst Audubon Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6635 yards, par 71 1.9 miles from center of Amherst, New York

Par Three Amherst Audubon Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 990 yards, par 27 1.9 miles from center of Amherst, New York

Park Park Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6647 yards, par 71 2.5 miles from center of Amherst, New York

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