I wrote out my proposal in a few of my replies now, but I’ll try to describe in a little more detail:

1. Super relation (tier 1): name=Empire State Trail
2. Tier 2: name=Champlain Valley Trail; name=Erie Canalway Trail; name=Hudson Valley Greenway Trail
3. Tier 3: name=Erie Canalway Trail (Buffalo to Rochester); name= Erie Canalway Trail (Rochester to Syracuse); etc.
4. Tier 4: name=Erie Canalway Trail (Tonawanda to Amherst); name=Erie Canalway Trail (Amherst to Lockport); etc.

The existance of the 4th relation tier is a little overkill in my opinion… most national hiking networks stop at 2 tiers. But I’ll concede on that since it is segmented very nicely on the official website. Appreciate the patience and consideration as we try to come to an agreement.