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- ↑ "Catharine Valley Trail". Gofingerlakes. Finger Lakes Land Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
Catharine Valley Trail follows the old Chemung Barge Canal tow path
Emerson, Gary. (2004) A Link in the Great Chain: a History of the Chemung Canal. Elmira: Chemung County Historical Society.