The Pat McGee Trail

Video about the Pat McGee Trail, a multi-use trail, from Salamanca to Cattaraugus, New York.

Thank you to Don Veith, The Cattaraugus Local Development Corporation, and Memories In Motion Video.

For more information on trailheads, parking, etc. please call 1-800-331-0543 (Cattaraugus County Tourism).

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CATTARAUGUS, from a Seneca Indian word meaning “bad smelling banks,” referring to the odor of natural gas leaking from rock seams. http://www.dos.ny.gov/info/pdfs/countynames.pdf

The word "Cattaraugus" means "foul-smelling river bank." This name is a result of the natural gas that oozes from the river mud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattaraugus_Creek.

In our opinion, only some of the river banks are bad smelling. Come on over and visit a creek in Cattaraugus County and tell us what you think.