Best Easy Day Hikes Buffalo chooses the trails that lead to the most panoramic views, and that wind through the prettiest woods and meadows and into the most interesting natural areas in Erie, Niagara and Genesee Counties. Urban trails, river walks, converted rail rights-of-way and park paths are just some of the wonderful walking experiences you'll find right here in Greater Buffalo—selected for you by a lifetime upstate New York resident, professional travel writer and active area birder. It's time to rediscover Buffalo from the outside!

Randi Minetor has written more than 50 books for several of Rowman & Littlefield’s imprints, including ten books on hiking in New York State: Best Easy Day Hikes books for Rochester (two editions), Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, and the Hudson Valley; two editions of Hiking Waterfalls in New York, Hiking through History New York, and Hiking the Lower Hudson River Valley. She is also the author of Scenic Driving New York and the tenth edition of New York Off the Beaten Path for Lyons Press. Randi has written more than 70 books for a wide range of publishers with more than 150,000 copies in print, and she also writes for magazines in the theatre technology and medical sectors. She lives in Rochester, NY.